A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and ...

Japan is struggling to fund plans that would significantly bolster its military readiness amid rising regional threats. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo The yen’s ...

Amid rising regional tensions with North Korea and China, Japan is bolstering its defense capabilities. The nation plans to ...

and affect our military readiness,” Rupp wrote in the memo. The United States operates several bases across Japan, with tens of thousands of service members stationed in the country ...

Japan is stepping up efforts to deter China’s military ambitions in the Asia-Pacific as Tokyo and other US partners seek ...

SAGAMI ARMY DEPOT, Japan — Military leaders from the Japan Ground ... U.S. Army’s commitment to enhancing cross and multi-domain readiness in the region. These exercises aim to increase ...

highlighting efforts to improve military readiness. He is also learning about updates to command and control systems, which help the U.S. and Japan work together during operations. One major focus ...

"It also increases our readiness to respond to [any] contingency ... Prior to establishing the Joint Command Forces, Japan relied on an ad-hoc military command to oversee specific operations ...

Japan's Diet on Friday approved a significant defense agreement permitting Japanese forces' deployment to the Philippines for ...