Japan, renowned for its pacifist constitution, is now setting its sights on the global arms exports market.. Defense Minister Gen Nakatani earlier this month told Nikkei that he wanted to promote ...

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has raised serious concerns in its latest annual defense report, “Defense of Japan 2025.” The ...

Officials in Tokyo released their Defense of Japan 2025 white paper this week with findings the international community is ...

Japan has warned of escalating military threats from China in a new defense report. The report highlights China's growing ...

Japan had initially planned the F-35Bs to support amphibious operations, but the initial six jets missed the target March ...

The Chinese military said the dual aircraft carrier deployment fully complied with international law and practice.

The number of Chinese warships passing between Okinawa Prefecture's islands tripled between 2021 and 2024, according to Japan ...

Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...

Touting the surprise trade agreement with Japan, the U.S. president claimed that Tokyo agreed to buy billions of dollars in ...

Japan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday that a Chinese J-15 fighter jet had made a peculiar approach to a Japanese P-3C patrol aircraft conducting surveillance over the Pacific.

Japanese warship the JS Yahagi, a Mogami-class stealth frigate from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, is docked in Darwin, Australia, on June 6, 2025. Credit: AP.