April 8 (UPI) --NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned of China's military expansion while aiming to improve economic ties with Japan during a two-day visit on Tuesday and Wednesday. China's ...

TOKYO — Japan expressed interest Tuesday in participating in the NATO command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what would be a major boost in ties with the largely European alliance.

April 9 (UPI) --Japan and NATO decided Wednesday to jointly increase defense cooperation to counter threats from Russia and China. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and NATO chief Mark Rutte vowed Wednesday to further deepen military ties while stressing the need to tackle together growing threats from China, North ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tension from Russia, China and ...

In a remarkable example of how times have changed, Japan is expanding its military with NATO. There was a time when the notion of a militarily assertive Japan would’ve sent shivers through the spines ...

The Japanese and British defense ministers first announced the deployment of Japanese aircraft and support personnel to NATO bases during the visit of the HMS Prince of Wales to Tokyo. Twice in the ...