U.S. Marines and the Japanese Ground Self Defense will join for a bilateral exercise on Japan’s southwest islands, Japanese ...

Kyoto-based Mitsufuji got its start nearly 70 years ago as a weaver of decorative belts for kimonos. One day soon, it could ...

Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.

Japan’s plans to transform the remote uninhabited island of Mageshima into a strategic military hub have hit a wall.

Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan's foreign ...

What makes the JASSM-ER especially useful for Japan is the extended range of the missile. The range on the JASSM-ER is more than 1,200 miles. That’s because this weapon has an internal fuel tank and a ...

Japan will expand an unprecedented military aid program, the first of its kind since World War II, to help the armed forces ...

Wang listed Japan’s military deployment on the islands off its southwest coast from October 2023 to September last year.

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

The Japanese prime minister visited Indonesia and Malaysia, as part of efforts to integrate the Southeast Asian nations into ...

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) will send a delegation to Japan for a visit later this month as the two countries step up engagement and defence exchanges in a bid to mend bilateral ties. The ...