In the lead-up to U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s summit this week, Washington is upping its efforts to reassure Tokyo of its security commitment to Japan.
Japan breathes a sigh of relief after visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis reaffirms America’s commitment to the bilateral security treaty and keeps quiet about host-nation support.
Ahead of the visit to Tokyo by U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis on Friday, the government appears to be missing a critical piece of information: How much does Japan pay to host U.S. military bases? Tokyo has agonized over U.S. President Donald Trump's attack on ...
A group of demonstrators show up near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending the entry of refugees and restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
After Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with President-elect Donald Trump following his November election win, Tokyo cautiously assesses the new U.S. leader’s policies.
The first woman in the role. The daughter of a U.S. president. In some ways, Caroline Kennedy was a unique ambassador to Japan.
In a bid to reduce crimes committed by U.S. military base workers, Tokyo and Washington sign a supplementary agreement to limit and clarify the definition of the civilian component protected under the Status of Forces Agreement.
Last November, chilling news made headlines nationwide — the internal communications network of the Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces had been hacked in September, possibly by another nation. According to Kyodo News, the Defense Information Infrastructure, the high-speed, high-capacity communications network linking SDF bases and ...
Miyu Toyonaga was thrilled when she discovered who had visited her Instagram account last April. It was Ivanka Trump, her fashion icon, and she had liked a photo of Toyonaga with a leather clutch purse from Ivanka's namesake brand. The 32-year-old Toyonaga, who works at ...
The MV-22 Osprey accident last month in Okinawa rekindled concerns about the tilt-rotor aircraft, which was once known as the "widow maker" for those killed during its development. Starting this year, Japan will see more of the odd-looking hybrids in its skies than the 24 ...
