Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has picked a woman as foreign minister and appointed as defence minister a politician who has worked to build ties with Taiwan, in Wednesday's new cabinet line-up.

Japan's new cabinet reflects PM Kishida's focus on foreign, defence and gender balance

A senior aide to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida received online flak and was even chastised by his mother after a photo of him putting his hands in his pockets as the Japanese leader was speaking to reporters in the US came to the fore.

Japanese PM Kishida’s aide receives flak online, from mother for putting hands in pockets on US trip

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to attend a summit of leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), news agency Reuters reported citing sources familiar with the matter said.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida considers joining NATO summit in Spain: Report