That is why it is time for the U.S. to lead a new military alliance—an Artemis Alliance, or Allied Space Forces—to do exactly ... Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and the ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on March 30, 2025. Japanese MoD Photo The Pentagon has begun the first phase of upgrading U.S. Forces Japan to a joint ...

The First Footprints: Okinawa, 1945 Before Japan’s formal surrender on September 2, 1945, U.S. forces had already begun ... Engineers needed space, but traditional Okinawan land customs clashed ...

Japan’s heavy investment in space capabilities, coupled with the importance of space in supporting U.S. power projection in the region, has contributed to space becoming a strategic pillar of the U.S.