The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet stands at 35.7 percent, little changed from 36.5 percent las

China is also no longer hesitant to send its aircraft carrier group through narrow straits in the southernmost Nansei Islands to conduct drills.

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is working to stabilize his government and strengthen Japan-US ties. Amid regional security concerns and China's growing influence, Ishiba plans to meet with US President Trump.

The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were on the mend. Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to hosting a Japan-China-South Korea Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in early 2025,

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.

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Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has pledged to rebuild the nation by pressing ahead with regional revitalization in his policy speech in the Diet. He called it "a plan for remodeling the Japanese archipelago in the Reiwa era.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought support for his minority government with the opening of parliament on Friday, as he aims to pass a record ¥115.5 trillion ($738 billion) annual budget and navigate ties with the new US administration.

Japan positions itself as a key regional stabilizer amid growing security concerns, potential U.S. diplomatic shifts, analysts said.

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.

Lawmakers from Japan's ruling parties may attend a convention of signatories to a U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty in New York this March, but no government representatives will attend, government sources said Saturday.