Neither China nor Japan wants war. The danger is that each side increasingly believes the other is preparing for one.

Demonstrators are opposed to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s efforts to build up military power and move the country away ...

Insights from Tokyo’s handling of the Iraq War could help Japan navigate the current demands from the United States regarding ...

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headlamp and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the skulls, he says, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that "no single country can now protect its own peace and security alone." ...

ISHIBA SHIGERU’S time as Japan’s prime minister is coming to an end. His party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is in crisis: following the departure of its long-time coalition partner, it risks ...

Japanese citizens have historically derided hawkish politicians and defense firms as “merchants of death.” These constraints on defense production have taken their toll. Japan is almost entirely ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan paid tribute Friday to more than 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of ...