Japan has formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tensions from Russia, China and North Korea.

He succeeds Masahiro Mikami, Japan's ambassador to Belgium, in representing Tokyo’s interests with the military alliance. On January 16, Japan and NATO held high-level discussions in Tokyo ...

For Japan, the aim is to underscore the rock-solid nature of the relationship and receive clear assurances of the countries’ ...

Japan on Thursday formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tension from Russia, China and North Korea.

Tokyo has been scrambling for ways to placate the U.S. leader, and head off any dust-up between the allies during Friday’s ...

NATO countries will deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to help protect critical infrastructure and reserve the right to take action against ships suspected of posing a ...

TOKYO — Japan on Thursday formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tension from Russia, China and ...

Tokyo has, however, in the recent past said it does not want to build an “Asian NATO." Notably, reports emerged last year that NATO was mulling opening its first office in Asia which could be ...

Japan has formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tensions from Russia, China and North Korea.