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Japan-U.S.-Australia joint drill in Darwin

Photo shows a missile being loaded onto an F-35B stealth fighter during the Southern Cross exercise jointly hosted by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force in Darwin, Australia, on July 9, 2026. Over 1,000 personnel from the three countries are taking part in the July 6-17 exercise to help strengthen security in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Japan-U.S.-Australia joint drill in Darwin

Photo shows a missile being loaded onto an F-35 stealth fighter during the Southern Cross exercise jointly hosted by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force in Darwin, Australia, on July 9, 2026. Over 1,000 personnel from the three countries are taking part in the July 6-17 exercise to help strengthen security in the Indo-Pacific region.

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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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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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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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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine U.S. strategy in the Pacific Island region, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine U.S. strategy in the Pacific Island region, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine U.S. strategy in the Pacific Island region, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News] Japan provides 1st air-to-sea monitoring drill for S.E. Asian nations

BATAM, Indonesia, Dec. 6 Kyodo - Japan began training three Southeast Asian countries in sea monitoring from the air, in the latest effort to help enhance their maritime surveillance capabilities amid China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. Indonesian, Philippine and Malaysian coast guard officials boarded an airplane from Batam Island, western Indonesia, near Singapore, to get briefed on high-tech surveillance equipment, according to the Japan Coast Guard. (Kyodo)

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Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Handout photo dated July 29, 2023 shows The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails in a formation exercise during Exercise Talisman Sabre, July 29, 2023. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Large wargames between the USA, Australia and eleven partner nations kicked off on July 21, the largest ever in the history of Exercise Talisman Sabre. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. attempts to maintain hegemony in Indo-Pacific region: Pakistani expert

STORY: U.S. attempts to maintain hegemony in Indo-Pacific region: Pakistani expert DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday begins a four-day visit to South Korea and Japan, his first trip to Asia as president. Asif Durrani, a former career diplomat and senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute, said the U.S. attempts to maintain its hegemony through exclusive geopolitical blocs in the Indo-Pacific region. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute "I think South Korea has been the weakest link as far as you can see Indo-Pacific strategy is concerned, because if you

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U.K. aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth makes 1st port call in Japan

British aircraft carrier the Queen Elizabeth made its first port call in Japan on Saturday, aiming to showcase the two countries' defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region where China's military has been growing increasingly assertive. Taking part in a joint exercise since Thursday with Japan, the United States, the Netherlands and Canada, the flagship of Britain's Carrier Strike Group arrived at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, and is scheduled to depart next Thursday. The exercise is aimed at strengthening the participating countries' cooperation toward realizing the "free and open Indo-Pacific" initiative led by Tokyo and Washington in a veiled counter to Beijing which is locked in territorial disputes in the East and South China seas with neighboring countries.

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Trump, Abe to focus on alliance, N. Korea, Indo-Pacific: U.S.

Combined file photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump will affirm a robust alliance with Japan, vow to apply "maximum pressure" on North Korea and underscore the importance of promoting "a free and open Indo-Pacific region" during his visit to Japan from Nov. 5, 2017, according to a senior White House official. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump should visit Japan, Asia soon: Abe, Trump aides

File photo taken in New York in December 2016 shows U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. A congressman close to him and an aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe affirmed on Jan. 4, 2017, the importance of Trump visiting Japan and the Indo-Pacific region at an early date. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vows to promote "quality infrastructure" in Indo-Pacific

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono speaks on Sept. 19, 2017 in a meeting in New York on promoting high-quality and environmentally friendly infrastructure. Kono pledged to take the lead in promoting "quality infrastructure" in the Indo-Pacific region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S., India to work together on strategic port development

(From L) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono meet in New York on Sept. 18, 2017. They agreed to work together to develop strategically important ports and other infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region, apparently seeking to balance China's bid to strengthen its regional influence. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo