A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy ...

Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China's growing ...

Japan is facing its most complex security environment in generations, pointing to Russia, China, North Korea and uncertainty ...

U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fighter jets on Wednesday, Tokyo said, in a ...

Though Europe has a long military history in Asia, it is quite rare for an Asian nation to send ships or aircraft to Europe, ...

The Japanese air force is transforming up to half of its 201 Boeing F-15J air-superiority fighters into deep-striking fighter-bombers. For the defensively-oriented Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the ...

TOKYO — Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has prompted the creation of a new task force, as competition for votes heats up ...

Japan has suspended all flights by its Osprey aircraft after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission on Wednesday, killing at least one of the eight crew ...

The Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 was carrying a crew of eight when it went down in November. By Nicholas Slayton Published Jan 14, 2024 12:37 PM EST After weeks of searching, the U.S.

SADO, Japan — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country's Sado Island Gold Mines but offered no apology over Japan’s brutal wartime use of Korean forced laborers, ...

Japanese officials hold a memorial ceremony commemorating the workers from the Sado mine complex during World War II, on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, off Japan's west coast, on Sept. 13. [YONHAP] ...