U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in Japan to a ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has visited Iwo Jima to pay tribute to Japanese and Americans who died on the island in one of World War II's bloodiest battles.

Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo Sunday, March 30 ...

Members of Japan Self Defense Force stand guard as an airplane carrying Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrives at the island of Iwo Jima, now officially called Iwo To in Japan ...

Japan is home to more than 50,000 U.S. troops. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth review an honor guard at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on March 30 ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles.