The Japanese government is taking uncomfortable steps to prepare its citizens for a possible future war that its military ...

Japan is racing to fortify some of its most vulnerable territory, but that is raising the stakes of the current spat between ...

In a world beset by conflict in the Middle East and an enduring war in Ukraine, tensions are again heating up in East Asia.

Japan helped build a new jetty at Auki Harbor, pictured above, in the Solomon Islands. The nation’s officials have welcomed investments from international partners other than China. American, ...

Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, Russia and North Korea – ramp up military activities in the region, the ...

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Bristling with armaments and seemingly strong, the current ad hoc Western coalition may yet prove, like NATO, vulnerable to sudden setbacks from rising partisan pressures. The USS Nimitz and USS ...

As North Korea continues to advance its nuclear capabilities along with long-range missiles and China’s potential invasion of Taiwan, along with U.S. military responses, dominates discussions on Far ...