Hegseth welcomes Japan’s arms spending increase, says US-Japan alliance key to deter China

Japan is seeking to create a more self-sufficient military as a deterrence against China’s increasingly assertive military ...

Japan-US defense chiefs hold first meeting in Tokyo

Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has met with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is now visiting Japan, for the ...
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Trump, Hegseth Affirm Alliance with Japanese Counterparts During Asia Tour

President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. leaders are on tour in Asia this week affirming alliances against the backdrop ...

Hegseth stumbled through a 10-minute speech, managing to shock the Navy service members by joking about bombing and even ripping his own son.

Self-designated Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was met with an excruciatingly awkward silence as he tried to act as a hype man ...
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Japan-US ties key to deterring China 'aggression': Pentagon

TOKYO: Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday (Oct 29) the Japan-US alliance was "critical to deterring Chinese ...
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Trump, Hegseth to Meet Japan’s New Officials During Indo-Pacific Trip

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will meet with Japan’s recently elected Prime Minister Sanae ...

4 killed in latest US strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific: Hegseth

The Defense Department "carried out a lethal kinetic strike on yet another narco-trafficking vessel," the defense secretary ...

US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific and kills all 4 aboard, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has killed four people in a strike against a boat that was allegedly ...