Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning to ask U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Japan this year when they hold a summit ...

Ishiba also said he intends to seek assistance from Trump in resolving the issue of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North ...

Japan's defense ministry reports responding to hundreds of Chinese and Russian aerial and maritime intrusions since April.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made introductory phone calls on Friday to Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and ...

Japan received reassurances of continued close ties with its U.S. ally including confirmation that a security treaty covers ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen spoke with his US counterpart, reaffirming that the Diaoyutai ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Japan's Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani agreed in a phone call Friday to continue ...

The newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, confirmed that the U.S.-Japan defense treaty covers the ...

The defense chiefs of Japan and the United States have agreed to strengthen the bilateral alliance under the administration ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday he and his new U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed to beef up their ...

The key allies are each other’s top foreign investors, while 54,000 US military personnel are stationed in Japan.

U.S. Marines and the Japanese Ground Self Defense will join for a bilateral exercise on Japan’s southwest islands, Japanese ...