Japan and the Philippines agreed on Monday to further deepen defence ties in the face of an "increasingly severe" security environment in the Indo-Pacific region, Japanese defence minister Gen ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Japan is pursuing a “multi-layered” security strategy in the Indo-Pacific while maintaining strong support for Asean centrality, according to an official of its foreign ministry ...

Alastair Gale was Asia security correspondent and Japan editor for The Wall Street Journal, based in Tokyo. He covered regional security issues, with a focus on China, as well as major news ...

China lashed out at Germany on Monday, warning Berlin against "inciting confrontation and hyping up tensions" after its ...

Japan, which has stepped up defense ties with the United States, its key ally, and other friendly nations in the Indo-Pacific, has also sought closer ties with NATO, fearing that Russia’s ...

Meanwhile, NATO member states recently agreed to raise their defense spending target to 5% of GDP, and U.S. officials have urged Japan to shoulder more responsibility for regional security.

The responses of key U.S. allies – Japan, Australia, and the Philippines – to Washington’s maritime capability-commitment gap reflect the future of Indo-Pacific security.

Removing bases in Japan would severely impact U.S. force projection in East Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific. The U.S. might attempt to compensate by strengthening its presence in South Korea, Guam, ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo next ...

Participants in the Trilateral Dialogues met in Washington, Tokyo, and Seoul to discuss the ways in which a trilateral approach, as opposed to one based primarily on bilateral US alliances, might ...