Those calling for Australia to not go all the way with Trump’s unpredictable America never tell us it would mean tripling the ...

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani revealed Thursday that he has pushed to accelerate discussion of improving pay and benefits for ...

The government is bracing for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to demand that Japan significantly boost its ...

A White House spokesperson has suggested that US allies in the Asia-Pacific region should be able to raise their defense spending if NATO member countries can.

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 allies agreed Wednesday to more than double their respective defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product by ...

ITOMAN, Japan — "Money should be spent on rice, not missiles," Kunio Aragaki, a resident in Okinawa, told Xinhua News Agency ...

Many NATO members lag far behind the U.S. in defense-spending levels and military capabilities. Now they are trying to fix ...

Many member countries would have to double defense spending by 2035 to meet new targets, charts show.

NATO's Mark Rutte warns China and Russia could team up to invade Taiwan, escalating global tensions after Iran.

Behind the scenes, analysts say a quiet push for domestic stability shaped Tokyo's surprising diplomatic manoeuvre Japan's ...

Japan should focus on enhancing its defense capabilities, not chasing spending goals, the ruling party’s policy chief said, ...