Hegseth welcomes Japan's arms spending increase, says alliance key to deter China

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has welcomed Japan's commitment to accelerate its military buildup and defense spending ...
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‘Golden Age’ of the Japan-US Alliance in the Shadow of Abe

Knowing Trump likes the interpreter who worked for the late former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, Takaichi called him up again ...

Hegseth calls for early implementation of Japan's defence budget increase

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday called for an early implementation of Japan's plan to increase defence spending, but said he had made no specific demand on the scale of the ...
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The Fall of Yamato: Inside the Tragic Destruction of Japan’s Greatest Battleship

On the morning of April 7, 1945, the Japanese battleship Yamato, behemoth of naval engineering and pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy, sortied on what was essentially a suicidal mission. Operation ...

Japan-US Ties Key To Deterring China 'Aggression': Pentagon

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Japan-US alliance was "critical to deterring Chinese military aggression", as his Japanese counterpart confirmed plans to accelerate a defence spending ...