Small Island Developing States are first recognized as a distinct group of countries at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. One hundred and seventy nine nations ...

Japan will invite the defense ministers of 14 island nations in the South Pacific region to Tokyo for a multilateral meeting with Defense Minister Minoru Kihara on March 19 and 20, sources close ...

Participating in the international conference held in Tokyo's Minato Ward were 18 Pacific island nations and areas and Japan. In a joint news conference after the meeting, Prime Minister Fumio ...