China, for its part, has hardened its posture on sovereignty disputes in the East and South China Seas, demonstrating a ...

Over a three-day period from July 16 to 18, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio paid visits to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. Typically, when Japanese leaders travel to the Middle East, their aim ...

TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has renewed worries in energy-poor Japan over its heavy reliance on the Middle East for oil and gas, and ...

(corrects paragraph five to show Hosni Mubarak is Egypt's president not prime minister) By Elaine Lies CAIRO, May 2 (Reuters) - Japan has a special role to play in the Middle East peace process and is ...

TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to the Middle East last week has led to a flurry of agreements for studies that Japan hopes will encourage key countries in the region ...