Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Wednesday described new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's proposal for a NATO-like security

The idea of an Asian NATO floated by Japan's new prime minister is one to consider in the mid- to long-term but not imminent, the new foreign minister, Takeshi Iwaya, said on Wednesday.

Japan has a new prime minister — and a new political calendar. National elections will be held in a few weeks and the results could have an impact here in the United States. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Jaishakar told an event at Washington's Carnegie Endowment

Japan's foreign and defence ministers said on Wednesday they are not working on a proposal by Japan's new prime minister to establish an "Asian NATO", as the U.S. and India had rejected the idea. Shigeru Ishiba made the proposal ahead of his victory in the ruling party leadership election on Friday,