The Latest Breaking News from Yoko Kamikawa

Japan's governing party will pick a new leader Friday who will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has asked her Chinese counterpart to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens there after a 10-year-old schoolboy was fatally stabbed

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts in the so-called Quad grouping issued a joint statement calling for a "free and open" Pacific after talks in Tokyo. The statement did not name China directly but referenced a series of recent confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the…

Top diplomats from Japan, the U.S., Australia and India are meeting in Tokyo to discuss security concerns and joint support to reinforce maritime safety and cybersecurity in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing tensions with China

US defence secretary says China is 'engaging in coercive behaviour, trying to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas’

The US defence chief says the US command’s upgrade in Japan is the most significant progress in their alliance.

Eight years ago Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor

Japan and the Philippines are signing a defense pact that will allow Japanese forces to deploy in the Southeast Asian country for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills

Japan’s foreign minister has announced a joint project with Cambodia to share knowledge and technology on land mine removal with countries around the world, including Ukraine