Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will travel to South Korea on Monday to shore up security cooperation between the East Asian neighbours and their mutual U.S. ally that is meant to counter China's growing regional power.

North Korea tested a medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile this week which has raised concerns about Kim Jong Un's ambitious programme to further enhance his military's capabilities. On the other hand,

The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan will hold talks early next week on bilateral relations and other shared issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday, The talks between Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will take place in Seoul on Monday,

Consolidated operating profit is now projected to decline 12% to 58 billion yen ($368 million) for the fiscal year ending in February, a 6 billion yen cut from the previous forecast.

Japan’s Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will fly to Seoul for talks with his counterpart on Monday amid an ongoing political crisis in South Korea over short-lived martial law. Iwaya will be hosted by South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in what would be their first one-on-one meeting.

Many foreign media analyses suggest that the visit aims to solidify President Joe Biden's political legacy in terms of the US' "Indo-Pacific Strategy" and strengthen relations with Asian allies such as South Korea and Japan.

If the U.S. industrial base can't step up to meet the needs of American shipbuilding, perhaps South Korea and Japan can.

The government has little to show for the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on pro-natal policies over nearly two decades.

Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation's population of 124.5 million and overwhelming many healthcare providers and drugmakers.

United States and Japan are dusting off old geopolitical frameworks for the Pacific not seen since World War II.