Ishiba, also the head of the LDP, has proposed building a coalition of Asian countries that would function similarly to NATO, ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are both conservatives with solid security ...

Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is stirring the pot – notably on regional security matters.  He has proposed something that has done more than ...

Ishiba’s call for an “Asian NATO” represents the nexus between the Japan-U.S. alliance and internationalism – both hallmarks of Japanese foreign policy, especially in the post-Cold War era.

Oct. 25 (UPI) --In the lead-up to his election, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba floated the idea of an "Asian NATO" to deter the increasing aggressiveness of China in the Asia-Pacific region.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to strengthen communication at all levels during their ...

Shigeru Ishiba has instructed the government's Minister for Digital Transformation (DX), Masaaki Taira, to accelerate work ...

Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba won a runoff election to stay in power despite his scandal-hit governing coalition’s ...

MANILA - A security grouping in South-east Asia similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) is not possible at ...

and creating an Asian version of NATO. I share many of these sentiments. If Ishiba prioritizes these issues on his agenda, they may not only be infeasible, but also cause friction with the U.S ...

Shigeru Ishiba was re-elected as Japan’s Prime Minister on Monday, following a significant blow to his ruling coalition in ...

Going hard on China? Pushing ahead with plans for anAsian version of NATO ? Solidifying ties with Washington? Debt reduction? Yet recent days make clear where Ishiba’s immediate focus must be ...