USFJ established a new liaison department in March as part of its reorganization, the ministry said in an unsigned statement emailed Thursday to Stars and Stripes. “To further strengthen ...

Hegseth that day discussed restructuring USFJ amid regional security challenges with Japanese Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani at Camp Ichigaya, the Ministry of Defense headquarters in central Tokyo.

TOKYO — During a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 30, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense Department has started phase one of upgrading U.S. Forces Japan to a ...

According to CNN, the document also included an option to stop the expansion of US Forces Japan (USFJ), which reportedly could save about US$1.1 billion on personnel costs and command and control ...

The department originally announced in 2024 that USFJ would be upgraded from a primarily administrative command to a joint force headquarters, meaning it would have more war-fighting and ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Defense is considering halting a planned expansion of U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ), multiple U.S. media outlets have reported. According to draft documents seen by ...

According to draft documents seen by NBC and CNN, halting plans to convert USFJ into a joint force headquarters could save about $1.1 billion in costs related to personnel and command and control ...

This March 16, 2019 file photo shows the headquarters of Japan's Defense Ministry in Tokyo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Monday launched a new command for the Self-Defense Forces to better ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his complaint that the decades-old U.S.-Japan security treaty is "so one-sided" as Washington and Tokyo are set to negotiate a deal over his tariffs.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on after signing a guest book at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, on March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, Pool) TOKYO (Kyodo ...

of the non-personnel costs of stationing USFK and USFJ (covering labor, utilities, training, construction, purchase of local supplies). Negotiation of new agreements, following a “cost-plus-50” model ...

The Japanese government reiterated its dedication to strengthening its military alliance with the United States on Friday, following reports suggesting that the Pentagon might reconsider plans to ...