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

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 and Indonesia have pledged to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister amid heightened global geopolitical tensions.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived in Indonesia on Saturday to meet President Prabowo Subianto at Bogor Palace. The leaders discussed strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between Japan and Indonesia,

The Japanese prime minister visited Indonesia and Malaysia, as part of efforts to integrate the Southeast Asian nations into Tokyo’s preparations for a catastrophic US-led war against China.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he is interested in contributing to President Prabowo Subianto's government programs.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, said Friday 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.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump to win his commitment to maintain

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.

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.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba declared Friday that he will vigorously push ahead with the remodeling of the Japanese archipelago during his first policy speeches since taking office, at the plenary sessions of both houses in the ordinary Diet session,

Under the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump, the future of Japan-U.S. relations will hinge on whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will be able to build a relationship of mutual trust with Trump.