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

For years, weapons of war have been freely flowing into Iraq. Slack controls over Iraqi military stockpiles and endemic corruption by successive Iraqi governments have added to the problem. When ...

UBS Asset Management, which runs $1.8 trillion of assets, has scrapped a block on some sustainability funds backing manufacturers of conventional weapons, according to its latest exclusion policy ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in Japan to a ...

This would include speeding up a Biden administration-era plan to create a new joint U.S.-Japan military command in Tokyo that he called a “war-fighting headquarters,” although Mr. Hesgeth did ...

Japan’s former top army commander yesterday expressed hope that Taiwan would ... Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times Semiconductors are the key component in a vast array of weapons ranging from High ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

carrying more and larger weapons as they circle the disputed territories, according to officials at the foreign and defense ministries. While Japanese analysts don't believe a Chinese military ...

Related China, Japan, South Korea agree to 'future ... As North Korea continues to develop its weapons programs and strengthens its military ties with Russia, a reduction of U.S. troops based ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to ...

Qatar, home to the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, has requested to buy eight unmanned aircraft in addition to hundreds of bombs, missiles and related equipment for a total ...