Japan and NATO have begun talks to establish a framework to counter a growing barrage of disinformation that threatens to undermine their security cooperation. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims ...

He suggested revamping Japan's alliance with the US by establishing an "Asian Nato" in a paper submitted to the Hudson ...

Nakatani later told reporters that he said at the meeting that there was a need for continued solidarity among Japan, NATO members and other like-minded nations in providing stable, continued ...

While on par with the proposed military spending for NATO members, this potentially puts Japan on track to become the third-largest military in the world. However, constitutional limitations ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has criticized the United States for its military alliances with South Korea and Japan. He ...

File photo taken on May 28, 2019 shows a soldier on board the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle docked at Changi ...

NATO has invited Japan, South Korea and two other partner countries in the Asia-Pacific region to an ambassador-level meeting on Monday. At the meeting, the South Korean delegation will give a ...

When Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand took part in the NATO summit in Washington in July, the so-called Indo-Pacific Four (IP4) nations demonstrated the close connection of the Indo ...

Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is stirring the pot – notably on regional security matters.  He has proposed something that has done more than ...

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Although skepticism exists about the proposed timeline, Japan's latest National Security Strategy, published in 2022, announced an increase in military spending to 2% of its GDP. While on par with the ...

A security grouping in Southeast Asia similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is not possible at present ...