Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blaze in ...

Aso added that deterrence only works for a country once others believe that it will likely strike back when attacked. In its campaign platform, the LDP pledged to beef up Japan’s defense ...

WASHINGTON--Former Prime Minister Taro Aso said a military conflict in the Taiwan Strait would lead Japan to exercise its right of collective self-defense including taking steps to protect the ...