In other words, Japan as a member of the Quad 3.0 plans to obtain counterstrike capability that can be used in possible military emergency between Tokyo and Beijing.

For decades, the alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia. There are more than 80 ...

Quad alliance of US, Japan, ... “The Quad members may share concern about China and about the need to uphold a rules-based order, but they also lack consensus on what to do about China.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Tuesday with counterparts from Australia, India and Japan, shifting focus to Asia after ...

US President Donald Trump cast doubt on reaching a trade deal with Japan, a day after threatening higher tariffs on Japanese ...

Even if Abe wants to bring Japan’s defense cooperation with the “quad” countries beyond what it is already doing, he may be met with considerable domestic resistance. Japan also needs to think through ...

The U.S. is hosting the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, bringing officials from Australia, India and Japan to Washington, ...

But three years after that, in 2007, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested a more formal meeting of the four nations. The first Quad gathering was held that May at the Association of ...

President Joe Biden at the White House on March 10. He’s set to meet with other leaders of the Quad — Japan, Australia, and India — on Friday. Alex Wong/Getty Images.

The first meeting among leaders of an informal grouping known as the "Quad" — the U.S., India, Australia and Japan — will take place Friday amid growing concerns about China in the Asia-Pacific.

Quad alliance of US, Japan, ... “The Quad members may share concern about China and about the need to uphold a rules-based order, but they also lack consensus on what to do about China.

Quad alliance of US, Japan, ... “The Quad members may share concern about China and about the need to uphold a rules-based order, but they also lack consensus on what to do about China.