Matthew Calbraith Perry plans to visit a far-flung island south of Tokyo where his famed namesake ancestor gave a 31-star U.S. flag to an American immigrant some 170 years ago. The 80-year-old ...

The United States has taken the first step toward upgrading its military operation in Japan to a joint force headquarters, ...

U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in ...

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a ...

“Some may call it an SOB and the vexillogical community (flag experts) may hate it, but people overwhelmingly prefer our current state flag,” said Secretary of State Alexi ...

The national flags of Japan and the United States are seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday he will hold his first in-person ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were ...

Japan activated its Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) Monday, allowing its military to better conduct ...

The national flags of Japan and the United States are seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The head of a major Japanese steel industry body said Monday that U.S. President Donald ...

Asian stocks have taken the cue from Wall Street, with MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan down 1%. Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.8%, while Australian shares slid more than 2%.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised the strong friendship between U.S. and Japan at the 80th anniversary of Battle ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hailed the “shared warrior ethos” between the US and Japan Saturday on Iwo Jiwa, where he ...