A security grouping in Southeast Asia similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is not possible at present ...

Ishiba’s call for an “Asian NATO” represents the nexus between the Japan-U.S. alliance and internationalism – both hallmarks ...

In the lead-up to his election, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba floated the idea of an "Asian NATO" to deter the ...

Japan election 2024 results have reportedly shown that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is ...

Ishiba has long pushed the idea of an Asian version of NATO. In a signed article for the Washington-based think tank Hudson ...

Polls suggest the LDP will lose a number of seats in Sunday’s elections, with voters focused more on domestic issues than ...

The Japanese prime minister’s call for an Asian NATO is farfetched – and risks alienating key Indo-Pacific stakeholders, including India and ASEAN. Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ...

Ishiba said he will not bring up establishing an “Asian NATO” during his visit. He had repeatedly made this claim during the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election campaign.

Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is navigating uncertain waters as he prepares for a snap election on ...

Photo/Agencies] After becoming Japan's new prime minister on Sept 27, Shigeru Ishiba dissolved the House of Representatives ...