Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan's foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart in a meeting on Tuesday, his spokesperson said.

U.S. President Donald Trump is back with an administration led by "America First" policies, and the independence of Japanese diplomacy is being put to the test. An international rules-based order must be protected without fail to ensure the stability of Asia.

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also agreed on the importance of trilateral cooperation with South Korea and others.

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Jan 21 congratulated Mr Donald Trump on his return to the White House and said he wanted to build a “relationship of trust”.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has affirmed the United States' commitment to sustaining its trilateral cooperation with the Philippines and Japan under the administration of President Donald Trump.

Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi departed from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to attend the in-auguration of Donald Trump as US

Takeshi Iwaya became the first Japanese foreign minister to attend a U.S. presidential inauguration on Monday. He was scheduled to meet Tuesday with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

In a joint statement after the talks in Washington, hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his first day ... Kitamura told a news conference. Tokyo is undertaking its biggest military ...

Japan Foreign Minister to Highlight Defence Spending, Investment at Trump Inaugural TOKYO (Reuters ... Trump's pick for secretary of state, Senator Marco Rubio, who is expected to be confirmed ...

Rubio, Cho agree to maintain close coordination on N. Korean nuclear issue, Seoul says South Korean and US top diplomats have agreed to hold their first meeting in Washington “at the earliest mutually convenient date,