Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise in the region.

China is also no longer hesitant to send its aircraft carrier group through narrow straits in the southernmost Nansei Islands to conduct drills.

A delegation from the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito is set to visit China from Monday through Wednesday

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held talks at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Thursday with Hiroshi Moriyama, Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party and Makoto Nishida, Secretary General of the Komeito Party of Japan.

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China remains as Japan's largest trading partner, with over 13,000 Japanese companies operating in the country. Iwaya emphasized that supporting the activities of Japanese private enterprises remains a key priority, and Japan seeks to advance its relationship with China in a constructive manner.

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Ishiba's eagerness to visit China reflects the strong momentum of warming relations between China and Japan. On Dec 25, the two nations' foreign ministers reached a 10-point consensus at the second meeting of a high-level consultation mechanism on people-to-people and cultural exchanges between China and Japan in Beijing.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was in Malaysia and met with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Friday to strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asian countries as China’s threats grow in the region.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an effort to strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as China’s ...