The Philippines, the US and Japan have committed to ensure the status quo in the Indo-Pacific region as leaders of the three countries held a brief meeting in Jakarta to discuss current developments in the South and East China Seas. At the gala dinner hosted by Indonesia during the ASEAN...
TOKYO, Japan -- The release of wastewater from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific will begin on Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced, despite opposition from fishermen and protests by China. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (AFP) Japan insists the...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to visit the Philippines by the end of the year as Tokyo keeps the momentum of its positive defense ties trajectory with Manila. Kishida's visit will happen in the same year that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visited Japan, where he...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have expressed “serious concern” about the current situation in the East and South China Seas and called for the peace and stability in the region. In their joint statement during Marcos’ working visit to...
​President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s working visit to Japan is expected to yield 8,000 jobs for Filipino workers, the Philippines' top diplomat there said Tuesday. Ambassador Mylene Garcia-Albano made the estimate as she said around P150 billion are expected as "substantial returns...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Sunday, a week before the leader was expected to attend an African development conference in Tunisia. This file photo taken on February 17, 2022 shows Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
TOKYO, Japan -- Fumio Kishida, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected on Monday as the country's new prime minister to succeed Yoshihide Suga. Fumio Kishida, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), stands during a special Diet session in Tokyo, Japan,...
TOKYO, Japan -- Fumio Kishida won the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday, vowing to formulate a stimulus plan and let people benefit from economic growth. Fumio Kishida attends a press conference after he won the presidential election of Japan's...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's next leader Fumio Kishida is a soft-spoken former foreign minister from a Hiroshima family of politicians, with a reputation of seeking the middle ground and a fondness for baseball. Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council's chairman Fumio Kishida (AFP/File)...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's ruling party picks its new leader Wednesday, with a mild-mannered former foreign minister and the Twitter-savvy vaccine chief leading the race to become the country's next prime minister. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is going to the polls with Prime Minister Yoshihide...
