"A stronger NATO will benefit Japan greatly," Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a press conference with Rutte, who was ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and NATO chief Mark Rutte have vowed to further deepen military ties while stressing ...

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

Japan's ruling coalition and the opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP) agreed to curb gasoline prices to help cushion consumers against wider economic pain stemming from U.S. tariffs, a DPP ...

Ishiba is set to visit the country and Vietnam in late April as Tokyo seeks closer ties with Southeast Asian nations.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, ...

Japan's parliament on Monday enacted a state budget for the next fiscal year after a rare upper house revision reflecting ...

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

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

On March 30, 2025, commencing at 2:10 pm, for approximately 45 minutes, Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru, received a courtesy ...

In his first trip to Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth visited Iwo Jima and attended a memorial with Japanese Prime ...

Over 80,000 Marines, soldiers, and sailors from our two countries fought at Iwo Jima. More than 26,000 died here. Today, we ...