The Japanese government passed a record defense budget in 2024, in line with its commitment to increase its defense spending ...

The increasing military use of a civilian airport in southwest Japan, thought to be for contingency drills with China in mind ...

The U.S. defense secretary sought to reassure its ally over security ties and vowed to speed up the creation of a joint ...

Sgt. Joe Harris was one of an elite group of Black paratroopers during World War II. He is being laid to rest today. He was ...

Donald Trump's tariff war has created a chaotic economic situation worldwide. There is turmoil from the Atlantic to the ...

After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US military has begun to upgrade its operations in Japan to a new “war-fighting” ...

During a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 30, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago.

TOKYO — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan on Sunday an "indispensable partner" in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military ...