Former U.S. defense chiefs and Ethiopian ex-leader to be decorated in Japan
Former U.S. defense secretaries Chuck Hagel and Ashton Carter, as well as former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, will be among 142 foreign nationals recognized in this year's spring awards for notable contributions to relations between Japan and their countries, the government said Tuesday. The ...
Outgoing U.S. defense chief tours Japan's largest naval vessel
Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday inspected Japan's largest naval vessel since World War II, the Izumo helicopter carrier, at a Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kanagawa Prefecture. Defense Minister Tomomi Inada told a news conference in Tokyo that she will meet Carter ...
Visit by U.S. defense chief to finalize immunity pact could come early next month
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter may visit Japan early next month as the two countries aim to conclude a pact to narrow the scope of U.S. military base workers provided limited legal immunity under the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), according to a Japanese ...
Japan, U.S. reiterate concern over Beijing's land reclamation in South China Sea
Japan and the United States have reaffirmed their opposition to China's rapid land reclamation work around the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Tokyo and Washington oppose any attempt to change the territorial status quo by force, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told reporters ...
Former Pentagon official Ashton Carter emerged on Tuesday as the expected nominee to replace Chuck Hagel as U.S. defense secretary, sources said. Carter, a former deputy secretary at the Department of Defense, would have the task of breaking into the tight-knit White House inner circle ...
