TOKYO: The United States' pivot to Asia will not mean any new bases in the region, but existing alliances will be strengthened and modernised, the chief of US Pacific Command (Pacom) told reporters on Friday
TOKYO: Japan will raise military spending this year for the first time in over a decade under a ruling party plan, an official said on Tuesday, as Tokyo summoned Beijing’s envoy in a territorial row.
TOKYO: Japan’s unpopular prime minister reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, picking a woman with Beijing-friendly credentials in what commentators said signalled his hope to move past a damaging territorial row.
TOKYO: Japan’s foreign minister on Tuesday said it was time to address relations with China which have soured over a territorial dispute as an incident targeting the Japanese ambassador added to tensions
