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TOKYO — Japan on Monday activated a new military command that will take operational control of all three of its armed forces, as the country bolsters its defense posture amid rising regional tensions.

The new command, which has the authority to unify all three JSDF branches, is set to be launched on March 24. Then-Commandant of the United States Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger (left) poses for a ...

TOKYO—The Pentagon will upgrade and expand its three-star command in Japan to handle operational control of U.S. forces based there, part of an effort to deepen ties between the U.S. and Japanese ...