CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — At least three U.S. Navy ships and four Marine Corps Ospreys will join an annual amphibious exercise ...

Japan’s growing militarism was fueled by its strategic use of railways, leading to violent conflicts and territorial ...

By bringing together their fifth-generation fighter jets for joint exercises, Australia, Japan, and the U.S. have sent a strong message about their commitment to security in the Indo-Pacific.

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

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

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In February and March, the U.S. Marine Corps joined the Japanese military for Iron Fist 24, an annual military exercise that showcases U.S.-Japanese military coordination. Iron Fist The America ...

Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic ... The presence of someone else’s military on this list may strike some as unusual, but let’s face ...