Japan and the Philippines agreed on Monday to further deepen defence ties in the face of an "increasingly severe" security environment in the Indo-Pacific region, Japanese defence minister Gen Nakatani said on Monday.

A group of Japanese business leaders on Friday concluded a six-day visit to China after inspecting companies in Changsha, H

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House last week provided reassurance for Tokyo about its alliance with Washington. But analysts say it did the opposite for Beijing,

Japan and the Philippines agreed on Monday to further deepen defense ties in the face of an “increasingly severe” security environment in the Indo-Pacific region, Japanese defense minister Gen Nakatani said on Monday.

Chinese news agency chief presses Kyodo counterpart for more exchanges as Beijing aims to improve public opinion on Sino-Japanese relations.

Japan business leaders visiting China have asked the government to help expand trade between both countries. They requested the early restart of Japanese seafood imports and for Beijing to ease restrictions on exports of rare earth metals.

Crew members assigned to the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Sindangan say they knew their mission would involve facing off against huge, numerous, intimidating Chinese vessels in the contested waters of the Sea.