The Latest Breaking News from Fumio Kishida

It's not the first time for such a dire warning. Here's a brief look at why Guterres and others are raising the alarm now.

As the world faces a growing nuclear threat exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, among other factors, this series explores the strategy and prospects of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's nuclear disarmament-related diplomacy. This is the second installment in a three-part series.

NEW YORK -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday presented an action plan for a world without nuclear weapons during a speech at a Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York.

The U.S. ambassador in Tokyo says his government is working with Japan and other likeminded countries to counter Chinese attempts to use its economic might to force political change around the world

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sounding the alarm over the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East, and other tensions

The United Nations chief is warning that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation.”

In the post-Cold War era in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has always been an important weathervane in demonstrating the state of "realpolitik" in the region. Therefore, the recent diplomatic flurry of high-profile visits by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, shows the country's efforts to stay ahead of today's…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday urged all nuclear states to conduct themselves "responsibly" in non-proliferation efforts at a time when he said the road to a world without nuclear arms had become much more difficult.

Details emerge showing Unification church’s political ties go further than Japan’s longest-serving prime minister

Just over half of Japanese oppose plans for a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister whose assassination this month shocked the nation, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

On Aug. 1, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will become the first Japanese prime minister to address the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference in New York. It is rare for national leaders to take part in NPT review conferences, which are usually held every five years, and Kishida's participation will…