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

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Japan is an ‘indispensable partner’ against Beijing in the Asia Pacific.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described Japan on Sunday as indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression and said ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed Sunday to accelerate efforts to ...

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)--The defense chiefs of Japan and the United States agreed Sunday to improve command control ...

ABOARD BRP JOSE RIZAL, South China Sea — The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to ...

The defense chiefs of Japan and the United States have held a meeting in Tokyo. They exchanged opinions over efforts to ...

The defense chiefs of Japan and the United States have held a meeting in Tokyo. They apparently exchanged opinions over ...

TOKYO – U.S. Forces Japan has begun reorganizing into a “warfighting headquarters,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said ...

The U.S. defense secretary sought to reassure its ally over security ties and vowed to speed up the creation of a joint “war-fighting headquarters” to deter China.

The United States plans to establish a new "war-fighting base" in Japan to bolster its military presence in the Asia-Pacific ...

To improve bilateral relations, Chinese and Japanese state-led diplomatic initiatives need to address underlying structural ...