Japan will provide Indonesia with an additional 83.4 billion yen ($530 million) in low-interest loans for an ongoing project to build

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.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s first policy speech deeply reflected the difficulties the minority ruling coalition faces, as the approval rating for his Cabinet has remained at low levels.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun making arrangements to forgo participating as an observer at a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to be held in the United States in March,

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.

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

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.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday underscored the importance of close ties with the United States for regional stability, as he seeks to arrange a meeting with US President Donald Trump.

The following is the gist of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's policy speech delivered Friday in parliament. Ishiba said he will: -- seek the broadest possible consensus among ruling and opposition parties over policies.

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 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,