The country’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, has long sought to bolster Japan’s independent security capabilities and become a more equal partner in its military alliance with the United States, ...

In 2025, the size, strength, and modernization of a nation's military aircraft fleet are major factors in deciding its global military power. A strong air force helps a country protect its interests, ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sunday a plan to upgrade the U.S. military command in Japan, a country he described as indispensable in combating Chinese aggression. "We share a ...

He also said there would be more joint military exercises in the ... that the United States would work with Japan to secure “peace through strength” that will deter the Chinese from taking ...

U.S.-Japan military cooperation after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan demonstrated the strength of this alliance. However, a sustained and serious conversation between ...

"Japan is our indispensable partner in deterring communist Chinese military aggression," including across the Taiwan Strait, he said. Sign up here. Calling Japan a "cornerstone of peace and ...

April 8 (UPI) --NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned of China's military expansion while aiming to improve economic ties with Japan during a two-day visit on Tuesday and Wednesday. China's ...

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 ...

US President Donald Trump said he’ll attend a meeting Wednesday with Japan to negotiate tariffs, American military support and “trade fairness.” “Hopefully something can be worked out ...

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 ...