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

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US military has begun to upgrade its operations in Japan to a new “war-fighting” ...

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

The US and Japan will deepen their coordination in the defense sector. Specifically, US military forces have already started ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said this week that Japan would be “on the front lines of any contingency we might face ...

Japanese officials say they’ve been looking for reassurances that Washington would follow through on plans created under the Biden administration to ramp up US military presence in Japan with ...

Japan has watched with concern as the United States has broken with traditional ... contributions to pay for the 50,000-strong U.S. military presence in the nation. “I shared how Japan is ...

Warning comes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Philippines and Japan with pledges to boost defence cooperation.

The USS Shoup, JS Noshiro, and BRP Jose Rizal conducted formation sailing, radio coordination, and personnel exchanges, showcasing growing military cooperation. The US, Japan, and the Philippines have ...