Analysts say the decision could be a missed opportunity to formalise Japan's role as a trusted partner in global security ...

NATO will set up a liaison office in Tokyo in 2024 and use it as a hub for co-operation with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, the Nikkei newspaper said on Tuesday, a plan China has ...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has sharply criticized China for “bullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwan” and stressed the need for Japan and other democracies to work together ...

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday the country had no plans to become a NATO member but acknowledged the security alliance's plan to open a liaison ...

By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will cancel his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in the Hague this week, a source with ...

For decades, Japan's defense spending remained around 1% of GDP. Just two and a half years ago, at the end of 2022, the ...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg delivers a speech to personnel of Japan Self-Defense Forces at Iruma Air Base in Sayama, northwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, center, prepares to take a group photo with Japan Self-Defense members at Iruma Air Base in Sayama, northwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo ...

TOKYO — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg sharply criticized China on Tuesday for “bullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwan” and stressed the need for Japan and other democracies ...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has sharply criticized China for “bullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwan” and stressed the need for Japan and other democracies to work together ...