U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has welcomed Japan's commitment to accelerate its military buildup and defense spending ...

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 build ...

In 2024, the number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low for the ninth year in a row. With about 1.6 million deaths and 720,988 births, there were about two deaths for every new baby born.

Tokyo — President Trump in early March criticized what he characterized as a one-sided security alliance between the U.S. and Japan. Officials in Japan have heard these comments from Mr. Trump before, ...

Takaichi said Friday her government will hit an annual military spending target of 2% of gross domestic ... Japan used to ...

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi forged a framework for securing the supply of critical ...

TOKYO — The United States has approved a $900 million missile sale to Japan, the third major arms purchase of its kind by the American ally in a little over a year. The State Department on Friday ...

A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and questions about U.S. commitment. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Camp ...

The Defense Department is rolling out a new pilot program to help civilian employees in Japan access medical care, and while it may remove some of the process's roadblocks, advocates say additional ...

Although it has become common in science fiction, the development of a practical railgun has been excruciatingly slow, with the United States abandoning its railgun project in 2022. A key US ally in ...

President Donald Trump met Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in Tokyo on Tuesday for talks on trade and security, a ...