TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday expressed interest in participating in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what would be a major boost in ties ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have agreed to step up cooperation between their two sides in defense and other areas. In talks in Tokyo on Wednesday ...

A crew member of a French Navy Atlantique-2 submarine hunter naval airplane observes the sea during a NATO military exercise and sea mines detection mission above the Black Sea, after taking off ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands at the end a joint press briefing after their meeting at Prime Minister's Office. David Mareuil/SOPA Images ...

Fighter jets have been scrambled and circled around Scotland to confront an unidentified aircraft following a NATO alert, confirmed the RAF. And a second plane, a Eurofighter Typhoon, with a call ...

TOKYO — China’s expansion of its armed forces is “staggering”, Nato’s chief said on a visit to Japan beginning Tuesday aimed at “projecting” the alliance’s power in the Asia ...

April 9 (UPI) --Japan and NATO decided Wednesday to jointly increase defense cooperation to counter threats from Russia and China. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Japanese Prime Minister ...

The war in Ukraine is showing that weapons once thought redundant remain indispensable — and NATO countries are playing catch-up as they race to rearm. Last week, Finland became the latest ...

NATO panel at the 40th Space Symposium, from left to right, Tom Goffus, NATO assistant secretary for general operations, Royal Air Force Air Marshall John Stringer, Maj. Gen. Philippe Adam, French ...

While Japan is not a member of NATO, both Tokyo and the alliance leaders seem eager to work together as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits the Asian country ...

This article is the fourth in a five-part MSNBC Daily series, “The Future of NATO.” With the Trump administration attacking allies, removing troops from European training missions, handing ...