By bno - Taipei Office For much of the post-war era, Japan’s armed forces - officially termed the Self-Defence Forces (SDF) - ...

Japan's defence ministry plans to acquire six shipborne small UAVs in fiscal year 2025 as part of a broader strategy to ...

PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday slammed Japan's 2025 defense white paper, calling it ...

A wiser, stronger strategy would be to reserve a presidential visit to China for when Beijing demonstrates genuine reform.

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

A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and questions about U.S. commitment.

The Japanese military is particularly vulnerable to the consequences of demographic change. Since its founding in 1954, the force has rarely met its recruitment targets, and decades of economic ...

Japan’s army has begun relocating its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft to a new base on the southern island of Kyushu, part of ...

China said the airspace violation occurred when the plane's pilot took emergency measures due to turbulence, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.

Japan will export used destroyers to the Philippines, Reuters reported, citing Japan's Yomiuri newspaper on Sunday, to ...

Japan has test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter China. The Type 88 surface-to-ship, short-range missile was tested ...

Japan has said its military could shoot down foreign drones flying over its territory, days after a Chinese-made drone ...