U.S.-Japan Alliance

Marine Corps F-35B fighters will operate off Japan’s modified “helicopter destroyers.”

Insights from Robert Ward.

When it comes to burden-sharing, banging the table doesn’t work -- doubt about the U.S. commitment does.

The new vision for the U.S. Marine Corps will impact cooperation with allies as well.

Japan’s increasing recognition that Taiwan is crucial to its own security has implications for Japan’s domestic defense debates and the Japan-U.S. alliance.

With both countries facing serious challenges at home, their leaders remained committed to building a personal rapport.

If both leaders play their cards right, ties between Tokyo and Washington could anchor a peaceful and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific for years to come.

A trilateral meeting between Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. reaffirms joint efforts on the denuclearization of North Korea.

In the first 2+2 talks of their new administrations, both sides pledge to strengthen their alliance in response to shared concerns over China’s “aggressive actions.”

Past history gives a blueprint the incoming administration can use to push for better relations between two important East Asian allies.

The U.S. military has contaminated the drinking water for almost half-a-million Japanese – but Japanese authorities can’t do anything about it.