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France Objects to NATO Opening Liaison Office in Japan

by Dave DeCamp | Jun 5, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron objects to NATO's plans to open a liaison office in Japan and thinks the alliance should stay in the North Atlantic, Financial Times reported on Monday. NATO's push to open its first office in the Asia Pacific is part of the US's plans...

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NATO to Open Office in Japan, the Alliance’s First in Asia

by Dave DeCamp | May 4, 2023

NATO is planning to open a liaison office in Japan next year, the alliance's first in Asia, Nikkei Asia reported Wednesday. In recent years, NATO has turned its gaze toward the Asia Pacific region and named China a "systemic challenge" in its 2022 Strategic Concept....

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Japan, South Korea Work to Rebuild Military Ties, With US Backing

by Dave DeCamp | Mar 16, 2023

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Japan on Thursday as Tokyo and Seoul seek to thaw relations, an initiative backed by the US as it seeks to rally its allies in the region against China. According to Nikkei...

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Japan’s PM Says Tokyo Will Buy 400 US-Made Tomahawk Missiles

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 27, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that his country plans to purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from the US, a deal that will break from Tokyo's post-World War II policy of only having weapons for self-defense purposes. It was first revealed in...

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Tokyo Says US Military Not Ready to Deploy New Missiles to Japan

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 7, 2023

The Japanese Defense Ministry told Stars and Stripes that the US is not ready to deploy a variety of new missiles to Japan. The comments came in response to a report in the Japanese newspaper Sankei that said the US was considering deploying medium-range, Tomahawk,...

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Report: US Considers Deploying Long-Range Missiles to Japan

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 6, 2023

The US is considering deploying new missiles to Japan as part of its buildup aimed at China, the Japanese Sankei reported on Saturday. The report cited sources involved in US-Japan relations and said the US might deploy medium-range missiles but is also considering...

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NATO Chief Calls for Stronger Partnership With Japan on Tokyo Visit

by Dave DeCamp | Jan 31, 2023

The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization visited Tokyo on Tuesday and called for NATO to forge a stronger partnership with Japan as the alliance has its eyes on the region after labeling China a "systemic challenge." NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg...

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US, Japan Announce Steps to Strengthen Military Cooperation Against China

by Dave DeCamp | Jan 11, 2023

The US and Japan on Wednesday announced steps to strengthen military cooperation to better confront China after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with their Japanese counterparts in Washington. The meeting came after the...

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Britain, Japan Sign ‘Landmark’ Military Agreement

by Dave DeCamp | Jan 11, 2023

Britain and Japan signed a "landmark" military agreement on Wednesday while Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, in London. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) will allow each nation to deploy troops to the other's...

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US Wants to Deploy Missile-Armed Marines Along Japan’s Okinawa Islands

by Dave DeCamp | Jan 10, 2023

The US wants to deploy units of Marines armed with missiles along Japan's Okinawa islands as part of a military buildup aimed at China, the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun has reported. The report said that the US is looking to deploy the Marines by 2026 and that...

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