As US pressures Japan to pay more for defence, will Trump’s demands ‘never end’?
George Glass, Washington's nominee for ambassador to Japan, says the cost of deterring China has become 'significantly more ...
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Japan launches Joint Operations Command as US restructuring plan faces uncertainty
The head of U.S. Forces Japan, Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, speaks during the Joint Operations Command activation ...
Japan Aims to Make Military More Potent With New Joint Command
Japan put the branches of its military under a single operational command, taking a step the US, China and other nations have ...
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The US Security Treaties With Japan and South Korea Aren’t Enough to Keep the Peace
Lessons from the 1925 Locarno Treaties for the contemporary security dynamics of the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.
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Trump calls US-Japan security treaty ‘unfair,’ says Japan offers no protection
US President Donald Trump criticized the US-Japan Security Treaty, calling it “unequal” and highlighting the one-sided nature of the agreement. Under the treaty, the US is obliged to defend ...