U.S., Japan upgrade security ties to counter China at Biden ... - NBC News
Apr 10, 2024 · The U.S. and Japan announced a historic upgrade to their security alliance Wednesday, as President Joe Biden hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for an official visit that...
Japan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts ...
Apr 7, 2024 · Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to change its defense posture, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told CNN Sunday...
U.S. and Japan Strengthen Military Ties - The New York Times
Jul 28, 2024 · The top diplomatic and defense officials from the United States and Japan announced on Sunday that their nations would take concrete steps to bolster their military alliance because of the...
US-Japan security talks focus on bolstering military cooperation ...
Jul 29, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs and top diplomats agreed to further bolster their military cooperation by upgrading the command and control of U.S. forces in the East Asian country and strengthening American-licensed missile production there, describing the rising threat from China as “the greatest strategic challenge.”
US-Japan summit: What defense shakeup involves and why
Apr 5, 2024 · U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed a "new era" of U.S.-Japan strategic cooperation on Wednesday, laying out a series of projects from co-development of...
U.S., Japan Military-to-Military Relationship Reaches 'New Heights'
Apr 11, 2024 · Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met at the White House with President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan yesterday to participate in discussions related to strengthening...
Japan, US hold joint arms drills amid China, N Korea worry
Nov 10, 2022 · TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the United States began a major joint military exercise Thursday in southern Japan as the allies aim to step up readiness in the face of China’s increasing assertiveness and North Korea’s intensifying missile launches.
In countering China, U.S. sees a growing role for Japan - NBC News
Mar 14, 2024 · The United States’ alliance with Japan is evolving to counter an increasingly “untethered” China, Washington’s envoy to Tokyo told NBC News in an exclusive interview this week.
US, Japan poised to agree on shift in Marine unit on Okinawa
Jan 11, 2023 · U.S. officials say Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet on Wednesday with their Japanese counterparts and plan to issue a joint statement that will adjust, but not increase, the American troop …
Biden-Kishida Summit: The Japan-US Alliance Has Gone Global
Apr 11, 2024 · U.S. President Joe Biden praised Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s “bold” leadership on a series of global crises as he welcomed the Japanese leader to the White House on Wednesday for wide-ranging...