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

Shigeru Ishiba, a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, expressed his desire to create an “Asian version of NATO” and bring equality to the Japan-U.S ...

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.

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 ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday that he agreed in phone talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to ...

The first thing he proposed was the establishment of an «Asian NATO.» «Ukraine today is Asia tomorrow,» Ishiba argued in the essay. His lesson from Russia's aggression against its neighbor ...

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 ...

Ishiba said he may seek policy-by-policy deals ... Related Wary of Japan's 'Asian NATO' proposal, neighboring countries stick with web of alternatives to deter China U.S., South Korea, Japan ...

Canada has been under increasing pressure from allies, including the U.S., to meet the NATO target of spending two per cent of ... Following that session, Trudeau met with his Japanese counterpart ...