Approximately 3,100 Japanese troops and 50 aircraft will join the exercise, scheduled to run through Aug. 4, according to a ...

MHI launched Tatsuta, the 11th Mogami-class frigate on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), in a ceremony ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the decision was “taking the politics out of ship naming.” The vessel will be renamed for ...

Japan is significantly bolstering its naval power projection capabilities by converting its two Izumo-class helicopter ...

The F word makes its debut at the lexicon of presidential press conferences The USA was compelled to detonate uranium and ...

The Japanese Cabinet on Friday approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget for 2025 as Japan accelerates building up its strike-back capability with long-range cruise missiles ...

The top American general in Japan touted a sweeping command reorganization and highlighted growing regional threats from China in a weekend op-ed published by one of Japan’s most-read newspapers.

On-site inspections of the 35 Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ...

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The Flying Tigers, officially known as the American Volunteer Group, were credited with major victories against Japanese air forces and for opening the dangerous "Hump Route" over the Himalayas, which ...

Japan has long been recognized as a global leader in electronics, robotics, and cutting-edge technology. But recently, Japan ...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force’s destroyer Izumo is moored in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2021. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) ...