By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has cancelled plans to attend the NATO summit in the Hague this week, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday, ...

Japan said on Monday its Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has cancelled plans to attend this week's NATO summit, joining other ...

Ishiba Pulls Out of NATO Summit at Last Minute. According to a source with direct knowledge of the situation, the decision was taken after it became clear that a planned meeting between NATO and ...

He disputed reports of US pressure on Japan to significantly increase its defence spending. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to cancel his visit to the Netherlands for a NATO summit, the government said Mond ...

Japan was represented by Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, showing its desire to strengthen its security relationship with NATO. However, Ishiba’s no-show reveals how Japan views its relationship with ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is facing criticism from within his own party over his last-minute decision to skip a NATO summit in the Netherlands, at a time when fostering ties with the military ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...

Washington is using the tariffs to force countries to further align with US war interests and substantially boost military ...

Rutte was likely referring to a proposed agreement between NATO’s 32 members that would increase defense spending per country to 5% of GDP. Trump is pushing for the agreement and has long accused ...