Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has appointed Yoko Kamikawa as foreign minister, one of five female members of his new Cabinet that was formed on Sept. 13. The increase from two female ministers to ...

A new poll shows that while an overwhelming number of voters do not want Fumio Kishida to continue serving as prime minister ... Democratic Party of Japan fell to 5 percent, from 8 percent ...

It marks the first time in seven years that a Japanese foreign minister will visit South Korea for a bilateral meeting with their South Korean counterpart ...

The Japanese government started a process Friday to compensate victims of forced sterilization surgery under a now-defunct ...

By contrast, there is "GCAP silence" in Japan, says one local observer of business ties between Japan and the West.

Japan, the Philippines and the United States vowed to further deepen cooperation under a trilateral arrangement in the face of rising tensions in Asia's waters, the three countries said following a ...

PHNOM PENH: The first cooperation project to be carried out since the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Cambodia ...

Japan’s top envoy to Africa is visiting Kenya in the wake of high-level conversations around bilateral relations and policy. Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a state visit to Kenya in ...

Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya has argued that South Korea’s easternmost islets, Dokdo, belong to Japan.Addressing the Japanese Diet on Friday, Iwaya said ...

The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were on the mend. Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to ...

Japan, the Philippines and the United States vowed to further strengthen their ties under a trilateral arrangement in the face of growing tensions in regional waters, Manila said on Monday following a ...

In “most suitable” polls, Kamikawa has placed ahead of party heavyweights, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and LDP Secretary ... Kamikawa became Japan’s first female foreign minister ...