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

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

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a plan to upgrade the U.S. military command in Japan, an "indispensable" ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan an "indispensable partner" in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the ...

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

The United States has taken the first step toward upgrading its military operation in Japan to a joint force headquarters, ...

Japan’s former top army commander yesterday expressed hope that Taiwan would form a “semiconductor alliance” with Japan.

The U.S. may be pulling back from Europe under President Trump, but despite his remarks about Japan, U.S. military cooperation with Tokyo has appeared stable, and may even expand as the White ...

Following Japans condemnation of Chinas recent military exercises near Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry firmly rejected ...

The Department of Defense has scheduled “listening sessions” at three U.S. military bases in Japan next week to collect ...

An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the ...