Itsunori Onodera

PM Narendra Modi welcomes deepening partnership between India, Japan

Modi welcomed the strengthening of various defence dialogue mechanisms between the two countries and the enhanced linkages between the armed forces of India and Japan. 

Aug 20, 2018, 13:49 PM IST

Japan, South Korea spar on engaging Kim Jong Un in dialogue

 Japan`s Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Saturday it was important not to reward North Korea for only agreeing to dialogue and it must take concrete action to dismantle all of its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

Jun 02, 2018, 10:34 AM IST

India-Japan discuss enhancing defence ties

This comes after a bilateral dialogue between the Defence Ministers of India and Japan on September 5-6, that took place as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in China for the BRICS summit from September 3-5.

Sep 06, 2017, 19:21 PM IST

Japan's foreign minister set to take party post in Cabinet reshuffle: Report

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will appoint Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to a senior party post, while former defence minister Itsunori Onodera will take up the position again in a Cabinet reshuffle, NHK public television said on Wednesday.

Aug 02, 2017, 10:15 AM IST