The Japanese government passed a record defense budget in 2024, in line with its commitment to increase its defense spending ...

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

After both aircraft received onboard warning indicators on Tuesday, an MV-2B Osprey and an F-35B Lightning II separately ...

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

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

The increasing military use of a civilian airport in southwest Japan, thought to be for contingency drills with China in mind ...

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

A third Marine Corps squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters arrived in Japan over the weekend, marking the latest step in the service’s efforts to modernize its deployed forces in the Indo-Pacific.

Japanese prosecutors have declined to charge a U.S. Marine accused of stealing a car, driving drunk, crashing it, and ...

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

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in ...