Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has backed comments by his United States counterpart Chuck Hagel accusing China of "destabilising" actions in the South China Sea.
China strongly denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Sunday for "provocative" remarks accusing Beijing of destabilising actions in contested regional waters.
The defense chiefs of Japan, South Korea and the United States agreed on Saturday to jointly counter missile threats from North Korea, stressing the importance of sharing information within the three-party framework.
Two Chinese coastguard ships sailed into disputed waters off Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea Saturday, officials said, as the United States warned Beijing over increasing territorial assertiveness.
Japan's pro-nuclear government is to change some top officials at its nuclear regulator, officials said Wednesday, in what critics charge is an attempt to remove opponents to the restarting of the country's reactors.
The government said Monday there has been no change to the plan for Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Japan this fall, underscoring that it will continue efforts to solve a bilateral territorial row.
A U.S. Global Hawk surveillance drone arrived Saturday morning at the Misawa Air Base in northeastern Japan in the first deployment of such an aircraft in the country.
China should work more closely with Russia on security to counter Japan, a state-run Chinese newspaper said Thursday after Moscow and Beijing signed a huge natural gas deal.
The Japanese government on Monday expressed its desire to build stronger ties with India, with talks reportedly under way to arrange a visit to Japan by Indian Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi in his first official foreign tour following his election win.
Nationalist prime minister Shinzo Abe set out his case Thursday for beefing up pacifist Japan's rules of engagement, saying he wants the armed forces to be able to enter battle in defence of allies.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Tokyo later Sunday for talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe where he is expected to take up the issues of Iranian nuclear talks and economic cooperation.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday he agreed with U.S. President Barack Obama that the alliance between their countries will continue to play a crucial role in ensuring peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday the Senkaku Islands fall under the Japan-U.S. security treaty in a show of U.S. commitment to defending the Japanese-administered islands against any attempt by China to seize them by force.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Sunday with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu to begin at an early date preparatory talks for a bilateral free trade agreement, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
Japan dispatched fighter jets more often over the past 12 months than at any time since the Cold War ended, according to government figures, with the sorties mostly aimed at chasing away Chinese and Russian aircraft.
The United States and its allies warned North Korea on Monday against provocations as researchers reported potential radiation risks due to problems at the regime's main nuclear complex.
Group of 20 finance chiefs are expected to discuss financial aid to Ukraine at their meeting later this week, as the country is believed to be teetering on the brink of fiscal collapse, Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday.
The United States plans to send two more missile defence warships to Japan to counter the threat posed by North Korea's "provocative" actions, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said Sunday.