In a remarkable example of how times have changed, Japan is expanding its military with NATO. T here was a time when the ...

While Japan is not a member of NATO, both Tokyo and the alliance leaders seem eager to work together as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits the Asian country.NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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, ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called for European countries and Canada to make a "quantum leap" in boosting their ...

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.

Tokyo's first dedicated ambassador to the alliance says this will also boost interoperability with partners amid the tense ...

The US government has announced plans to impose additional tariffs on China and tighten technology restrictions, placing ...

ammunition that the whole of NATO, including the U.S., is producing in a year,” Rutte warned Wednesday during an event at Keio University in Tokyo, calling the massive capacity gap ...

Beijing has criticized NATO’s growing ties with the Indo-Pacific partners, worried that Washington may move to form a NATO-like alliance in the region. Yamaguchi reported from Tokyo.

Ishiba said a strong NATO benefits Japan and expressed his intention to take Japan-NATO cooperation to new heights. Tsuruoka Michito, a professor at Keio University, says Russia's invasion of Ukraine ...

Rutte praised Japan’s contributions to support Ukraine in the war against Russia, and welcomed Tokyo’s willingness to participate in a NATO command for the support of Ukraine, expressed by ...

and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, shake hands at the end of a joint press briefing, after their meeting at Prime Minister's Office Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (David Mareuil ...