Japan is planning a massive boost in military spending that will increase its defense budget by 56% over the next five years to $318 billion. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered his ministers to raise the spending levels on Monday in the latest sign that...
Wendy Sherman was in Tokyo
Harris made the comments while in Japan
The delegation met with President Tsai
The Senkakus are uninhabited islands in the East China Sea
The Quad launched a maritime security initiative
Details of the plan are not clear at this point
Washington and Tokyo have escalated their rhetoric toward Beijing
About 70% of US bases in Japan are in Okinawa
The US has told Japan it would defend the Senkakus
