Japan’s pivot should be widely welcomed in Washington, which has long sought to get its wealthy East Asian ally to spend more on defense. These moves are designed to strengthen the alliance, as ...

In Japan-U.S. relations, there is an often-heard argument that the United States is controlling Japan to prevent it from becoming a military superpower. In fact, Washington has played a contradictory ...

March 30 (UPI) --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.

ABOARD BRP JOSE RIZAL, South China Sea (AP) — The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a ...

The summit meeting between Japan and the United States early last month produced agreements in a number of areas, including closer command and control in the defense field and cooperation in space ...

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The success of the U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral summit underscored the Joe Biden administration’s dedication to building partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, but Southeast Asian nations are less ...