The Philippine, US and Japanese militaries conducted joint exercises this week over the Bashi Channel that separates the ...

Key Points and Summary: Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has introduced "mini-aircraft carriers," such as the JS Kaga and JS Izumo, refitted to deploy F-35B stealth fighters. These vessels ...

Japan is taking a significant leap in naval warfare technology, teaming up with the United States to build a new class of Aegis-enabled destroyers. The ships are expected to be armed with advanced ...

A Russian Tu-95 bomber and a Chinese J-16 spotted flying between Okinawa and Miyako Island Dec. 9, 2025. Japan’s Joint Staff Office photo Japan fighter aircraft were scrambled 448 times in the last ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Defense Ministry acknowledged it failed to meet recruitment goals for the Self-Defense Forces in recent years, as the country seeks to bolster its military amid growing threats from ...

The Japan Self-Defense Force recently tested the deployment of a developing hypersonic missile system that is designed to defend Tokyo’s islands from foreign warships. The Acquisition, Technology and ...

India and Japan have been steadily deepening their defence and strategic ties, with regular joint exercises forming a key ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, praised the Nigerian Armed Forces for their resilience in the war against insurgency and criminality, saying their sacrifices remain the ...

TOKYO — Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring another ...