Japan plans to raise defence spending by including space, aviation, and infrastructure projects beyond the Defence Ministry. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to reach 2% of GDP by fiscal 2025, accelerating previous targets, amid China's assertiveness and US pressure for Japan to shoulder m
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting during the APEC summit in South Korea to discuss building stable ties amid strained relations over territorial and historical disputes, Kyodo News reported.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday and congratulated her on assuming office. He discussed the shared vision of advancing the partnership between the two countries and the leaders underscored that stronger India-Japan ties are vital for global pea
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaking alongside US President Donald Trump aboard the USS George Washington, vowed to strengthen Japan's defence and deepen US ties, citing an "unprecedented security environment." She said peace requires "determination and action" amid rising region
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called her meeting with US President Donald Trump "very productive and fruitful," saying it opened a "new chapter" in Japan-US ties. She reaffirmed their "ironclad alliance" and shared commitment to peace, prosperity, and a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
US President Donald Trump praised Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as a "winner" and "one of the great prime ministers" during his visit to Yokosuka Naval Base. Addressing US troops, Trump lauded her leadership and celebrated the strong friendship between the US and Japan.
US President Donald Trump was greeted by a cordon of US Navy Rainbow Boys as he and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived on the USS George Washington at the Yokosuka Naval Base on Monday.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told US President Donald Trump during their Tokyo meeting that she has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, Kyodo News reported citing the White House.
US President Donald Trump met Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, calling their handshake "very strong." Earlier, he visited Japan's emperor and attended the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia, where he praised a Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire as "another great day for peace," before head
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signed two key agreements in Tokyo -- one on trade, introducing tariffs and investments, and another on critical minerals to strengthen supply chains for essential materials used in electronics and advanced technologies.
Takaichi, pledged to build a "new golden era" of the Japan-US alliance together with Trump, adding the bilateral relationship has now become "the greatest alliance in the world" and Trump told Takaichi that they will have "a fantastic relationship,
Japan is Trump's second stop on his current five-day Asia tour. Earlier, he was in Malaysia, where he attended the 47th ASEAN Summit and participated in the signing of the Cambodia-Thailand peace deal.