Dr Taizo Miyagi of Chuo University told The Straits Times that while the relationship that Japan has built with Asean since the end of World War II has been a “great asset for its diplomacy”, Japan’s presence in the region has inevitably weakened relative to China’s.

Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba has been seeking to meet US President Donald Trump after he won elections in November. Ishiba, who is likely to embark on US visit in coming weeks, wants Trump's commitment to ensure a strong American presence in the region.

With pledges to deepen security and economic cooperation, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wrapped up a four-day visit to Malaysia and Indonesia on Saturday designed to shore up ties with Southeast ...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hosted his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba in Kuala ... seriousness with which Prime Minister Ishiba views Malaysia as a key partner.

(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has paid visits to Malaysia, which this year holds the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba became the first foreign leader to visit Indonesia this year, meeting President Prabowo Subianto a day after visiting neighboring Malaysia. Japan aims to collaborate ...

Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Malaysian counterpart ... "We would like to work even more closely with Malaysia, this year's chair of the ...

JAKARTA: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced a set of projects ... of the PM’s four-day official visit to Indonesia and Malaysia, which began on Friday (Jan 10) and is set to ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump to win his commitment to maintain a strong American presence in the Asia-Pacific.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on all international communities to put pressure on sustaining the ceasefire on Gaza. He said while Malaysia welcomes the Gaza Ceasefire Agreement, an outcome of the US,

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pledged to build a cross-party consensus through parliamentary debate as his minority government seeks to ensure sustained pay hikes and regional revitalization as his priority goals.