Japan and Australia have been asked by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby to detail their commitments in the case of a U.S.

China claims the territory of Taiwan as its own and has warned that it will claim it by force if Taipei does not submit ...

Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual ...

Public pledges from the Asia-Pacific allies unlikely, observers say, with efforts to pressure them seen as signs of 'weakening' confidence The United States is unlikely to secure public pledges from ...

Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has expressed concern over China's military drills around Taiwan, emphasising the ...

Japan's relationship with Taiwan has nevertheless flourished in recent years on a largely nongovernmental basis, and there has been growing debate among politicians and security experts on ...

Taiwan and Japan must "stand together and jointly respond" to possible retaliation by Beijing, a Taiwanese lawmaker has said after mutual concerns about China's growing military presence prompted ...

To notify a key ally with nothing more than a single letter is extremely disrespectful, and I feel a strong sense of ...

Japan's Westernost Island could become a target in a conflict between China and Taiwan. So Yonaguni Island has drawn up plans to evacuate residents, in case of an emergency.

Japanese authorities, increasingly worried about China’s determination to invade and forcibly “reunify” Taiwan, reportedly asked American officials to share U.S. plans for defending Taiwan.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen pledged on Saturday to deepen security cooperation with Japan to ensure freedom in the Indo-Pacific, during a meeting with a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal ...