Japan should focus on enhancing its defense capabilities, not chasing spending goals, the ruling party’s policy chief said, ...

Japan pulls out of talks with Trump administration after ‘being ordered to spend more on defence’ - The two countries were ...

Japan has test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time as the country accelerates its military buildup to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has asked Japan to raise its defense spending to 3.5 percent of gross domestic ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a strong signal of discontent toward the Trump administration by abruptly ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a clear signal to the Trump administration: the Japan–US relationship is in a dire state. After saying just days ago he would be attending this week’s ...

President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, Tokyo is hoping for even more support.

Japan is stepping up efforts to deter China’s military ambitions in the Asia-Pacific as Tokyo and other US partners seek clarity from the Trump administration about its plans to counter Beijing ...

Mr. Nakatani said he explained to Mr. Hegseth how Japan is responding to the challenges with a plan, which predates the Trump administration, to double its defense and other security spending by 2027.

Japan and the U.S. decided in July to upgrade the command and control of the Japanese military as well as U.S. forces in the East Asian country, under the Biden administration, a major structural ...