MICHAEL BECKLEY is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American ...

The United States has taken the first step toward upgrading its military operation in Japan to a joint force headquarters, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Sunday in Tokyo.

Coercion could backfire. Although it will not always be China that benefits—many Asian countries hedge beyond the great ...

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

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and NATO chief Mark Rutte have vowed to further deepen military ties while stressing .

Analysts say the US president’s ‘one-sided deal’ rhetoric is aimed at extracting trade concessions and higher defence payments from Tokyo.

April 8 (UPI) --NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned of China's military expansion while aiming to improve economic ties with Japan during ... as well as the United States.

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will open Camp Saga in July and house its V-22 Ospreys on former farmland west of Saga ...

Officials in Japan have heard ... behind only the United States. In February, Taiwan condemned China and deployed its own forces in response as the Chinese military held "shooting training ...

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. By Martin Fackler Reporting ...