Japan and NATO decided Wednesday to jointly increase defense cooperation to counter threats from Russia and China. In a joint ...

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

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani says Japan wants to participate in a NATO command for its Ukrainian mission as Japan ...

President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, ...

expressed by Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Tuesday. The NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine, or ...

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

China’s UAV activity is increasing rapidly in the airspace around the Nansei Islands in Japan’s southwest, part of the First ...

Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) vice chief of staff Lieutenant General Matsunaga Koji reiterated Tokyo's commitment to enhanced military cooperation with the Philippines, the Department of National ...

They focused on using clear and concise language to convey the benefits of the security alliance to the U.S., and the increase Japan has made in its own defense spending and military procurement ...

The United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year's joint military exercises, as the allies strengthen ties amid tensions with China over its activities in the South ...

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