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80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

Adm. Samuel Paparo, chief of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, makes a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the signing of the document marking Japan's surrender in World War II, held on the pier next to the battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 2, 2025. The signing took place on the deck of Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, with Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of the Allied Powers, in attendance.

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BILDERBERG MEETING STOCKHOLM

Samuel Paparo, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, outside the Grand Hotel during the Bilderberg meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday June 12, 2025. The Bilderberg Group has booked the Grand Hotel in central Stockholm from June 10 to June 14.Photo: Christine Olsson / TT / Code 10430

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Indo-Pacific finless porpoise

Photo taken on Feb. 25, 2025, shows Indo-Pacific finless porpoises at Miyajima Public Aquarium in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan.

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Indo-Pacific finless porpoise

Photo taken on Feb. 25, 2025, shows Indo-Pacific finless porpoises at Miyajima Public Aquarium in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan.

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Commander of U.S. Space Force unit in Japan

Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Mastalir, the commander of United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific, meets the press on Dec. 3, 2024 at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, where the new component field command will be set up, ahead of its launch on Dec. 4.

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Japan defense chief at NATO headquarters

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) attends a press conference after a meeting of defense chiefs of NATO member countries and its partners in the Indo-Pacific region at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 17, 2024.

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Japan defense chief attends NATO meeting

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (front row, far L) attends a meeting of defense chiefs of NATO member countries and its partners in the Indo-Pacific region at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 17, 2024.

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Japan defense chief attends NATO meeting

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani attends a meeting of defense chiefs of NATO member countries and its partners in the Indo-Pacific region at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 17, 2024.

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Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani meets U.S. Navy Adm. Paparo

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) shakes hands with U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, at his ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2024.

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Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani meets U.S. Navy Adm. Paparo

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) holds talks with U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command, at his ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2024.

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Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker in Japan

The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Sir Wilfrid Laurier is shown to the media in Yokohama on Oct. 2, 2024, as it makes a port call in the eastern Japan city, its first in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker in Japan

Canada's ambassador to Japan, Ian McKay, meets the press on Oct. 2, 2024, in front of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Sir Wilfrid Laurier as it makes a port call in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, its first in the Indo-Pacific region.

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World leaders at NATO meeting in Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden (front, 2nd from R), Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (front, R), Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, 2nd from L) and leaders of NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners pose for photos during an event to launch the Ukraine Compact aimed at supporting Ukraine's security needs on the final day of a NATO summit meeting in Washington on July 11, 2024.

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IP4 meeting in Washington

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) shakes hands with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol before a meeting of NATO's four Indo-Pacific partners -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea -- known as IP4 in Washington on the final day of a NATO meeting on July 11, 2024.

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IP4 meeting in Washington

Leaders of NATO's four Indo-Pacific partners -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea -- known as IP4, hold a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (3rd from L) also attending in Washington on the final day of a NATO meeting on July 11, 2024.

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IP4 meeting in Washington

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, 2nd from R) speaks during a meeting of NATO's four Indo-Pacific partners -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea -- known as IP4, in Washington on the final day of a NATO meeting on July 11, 2024.

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IP4 meeting in Washington

(Back, from L) New Zealand's Prime Minister Cristopher Luxon, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles pose for photos before holding a meeting of NATO's four Indo-Pacific partners -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea -- known as IP4, in Washington on the final day of a NATO meeting on July 11, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida attends NATO summit

A session of the NATO summit with its four Indo-Pacific partners -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea -- is held in Washington on July 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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NATO's Indo-Pacific partners meet in Washington

(From L) South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, New Zealand's Prime Minister Cristopher Luxon, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles pose for photos before a meeting of NATO's four Indo-Pacific partners -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea -- known as IP4 in Washington on the final day of a NATO meeting on July 11, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida in Washington

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) speaks at a meeting of NATO's four Indo-Pacific partners -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea -- known as IP4 in Washington on the final day of a NATO meeting on July 11, 2024.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy serves only self-interest, destined to fail: Chinese delegate

STORY: U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy serves only self-interest, destined to fail: Chinese delegate SHOOTING TIME: June 1, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Singapore CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference venue 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JING JIANFENG, Deputy Chief of Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission 3. various of the conference STORYLINE: The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy serves only U.S. geopolitical self-interest and is destined to fail, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission Jing Jianfeng said in Singapore Saturday. Jing told the press at the ongoing 21st Shangri-La Dialogue that the speech made by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin earlier Saturday, which peddled the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy, was mere political rhetoric. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JING JIANFENG, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission "Under the banner of promoting regional cooperation,

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 29, 2024.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander

Photo taken on May 29, 2024, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo shows U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. the Indo-Pacific Command.

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida pictured during a meeting at the hotel de Matignon in Paris, France on May 1st, 2024 during a visit of Prime Minister of Japan in Paris. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida pictured during a meeting at the hotel de Matignon in Paris, France on May 1st, 2024 during a visit of Prime Minister of Japan in Paris. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida and French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pictured before a meeting at the hotel de Matignon in Paris, France on May 1st, 2024 during a visit of Prime Minister of Japan in Paris. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pictured during a meeting with Prime Minister of Japan at the hotel de Matignon in Paris, France on May 1st, 2024 during a visit of Prime Minister of Japan in Paris. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida and French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pictured before a meeting at the hotel de Matignon in Paris, France on May 1st, 2024 during a visit of Prime Minister of Japan in Paris. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida and French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pictured before a meeting at the hotel de Matignon in Paris, France on May 1st, 2024 during a visit of Prime Minister of Japan in Paris. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida and French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pictured before a meeting at the hotel de Matignon in Paris, France on May 1st, 2024 during a visit of Prime Minister of Japan in Paris. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida pictured during a meeting at the hotel de Matignon in Paris, France on May 1st, 2024 during a visit of Prime Minister of Japan in Paris. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pictured before a meeting with Prime Minister of Japan at the hotel de Matignon in Paris, France on May 1st, 2024 during a visit of Prime Minister of Japan in Paris. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister welcomes Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister welcomes Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister welcomes Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister welcomes Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister welcomes Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister welcomes Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister before to welcome Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister before to welcome Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister before to welcome Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister welcomes Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister before to welcome Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Attal And Japan's Counterpart Kishida Meet - Paris

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister welcomes Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of his visit to Paris on May 1st, 2024. The two Prime Ministers discuss the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of our partnership, particularly in terms of economic and trade relations, as well as industrial and digital cooperation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Signs the National Security Package

United States President Joe Biden makes remarks after signing the $95 billion National Security Package that includes military aid to Ukraine and Israel and provides funding for humanitarian aid to Gaza in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The bill contains provisions that would ban TikTok in the US if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest and also to provide assistance to American Indo-Pacific partners. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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Biden Signs the National Security Package

United States President Joe Biden departs after making remarks after signing the $95 billion National Security Package that includes military aid to Ukraine and Israel and provides funding for humanitarian aid to Gaza in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The bill contains provisions that would ban TikTok in the US if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest and also to provide assistance to American Indo-Pacific partners. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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Biden Signs the National Security Package

United States President Joe Biden makes remarks after signing the $95 billion National Security Package that includes military aid to Ukraine and Israel and provides funding for humanitarian aid to Gaza in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The bill contains provisions that would ban TikTok in the US if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest and also to provide assistance to American Indo-Pacific partners. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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Biden Signs the National Security Package

United States President Joe Biden departs after making remarks after signing the $95 billion National Security Package that includes military aid to Ukraine and Israel and provides funding for humanitarian aid to Gaza in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The bill contains provisions that would ban TikTok in the US if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest and also to provide assistance to American Indo-Pacific partners. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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Biden Signs the National Security Package

United States President Joe Biden makes remarks after signing the $95 billion National Security Package that includes military aid to Ukraine and Israel and provides funding for humanitarian aid to Gaza in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The bill contains provisions that would ban TikTok in the US if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest and also to provide assistance to American Indo-Pacific partners. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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Biden Signs the National Security Package

United States President Joe Biden makes remarks after signing the $95 billion National Security Package that includes military aid to Ukraine and Israel and provides funding for humanitarian aid to Gaza in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The bill contains provisions that would ban TikTok in the US if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest and also to provide assistance to American Indo-Pacific partners. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP