Defense

Japan cabinet approves biggest defence budget

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet on Thursday approved Japan's biggest annual defense budget in the face…

S. Korea, Japan sign controversial intelligence deal

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Japan and South Korea signed a controversial agreement on Wednesday to share defense intelligence on…

N. Korea slams South’s deal with ‘sworn enemy’ Japan

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea lashed out Friday at a new South Korea-Japan intelligence-sharing accord, accusing Seoul of…

US-Philippines military alliance ‘ironclad’: Pentagon chief

SAN DIEGO, United States (AFP) -- US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that America's alliance with the Philippines was…

Indonesia details defense plan after South China Sea ruling

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia will sharply strengthen security around its South China Sea islands where there have been clashes…

US, S. Korea, Japan hold first anti-N. Korea missile drill

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- South Korea, Japan and the United States held an unprecedented trilateral missile defense exercise on…

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