U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wrapped up a high-level meeting Sunday with a ...

The U.S. defense secretary sought to reassure its ally over security ties and vowed to speed up the creation of a joint ...

The long-range missiles could target vulnerable parts of ships and traverse Japan’s mountainous terrains to hit land-based ...

Foreign ministers of member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have confirmed that they will accelerate ...

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

The Japanese government passed a record defense budget in 2024, in line with its commitment to increase its defense spending to two percent of its GDP by 2027. The country’s new prime minister, ...

While Japan is increasing its defense spending, it continues to rely heavily on the US for its security as it faces threats ...

Rubio said Washington’s goal is for member states to prioritize defense spending to enable the alliance to become “stronger ...

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 and his U.S. counterpart, Pete Hegseth, agreed Sunday to accelerate efforts to ...

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 ...