The two top defense officials may together attend a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service on March 29 on the Pacific island of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, saying in a Diet speech that he did not make a specific promise about Japan's plan to increase its defense spending when he met with U.S. President Donald Trump ...

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

This combined photo shows Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, left, (Kyodo) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Getty/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States are arranging a ...

Japan’s defense ministry on Friday said it will invest in AI, automation and improving troop conditions to address a worsening recruitment shortfall that has left its forces understaffed amid a ...

Japan will begin mass production of its enhanced Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (SSM) earlier than projected and has ...

Donald Trump is meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a high-stakes visit for a key ally that depends on the ...

The White House declined to get ahead of discussions between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Our service members work together every day to defend our common interests. Japan is committed to double its defense spending ...

The Japanese missile can evade defenses by traveling at more than five times the speed of sound and maneuvering within the atmosphere.

TOKYO -- Japan will send a Mogami-class warship on a trip to Australia, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday, as Tokyo markets its finalist among the candidates for Canberra's ...

Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defense, led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the 14th Japan-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Forum held in Fukuoka, Japan on ...