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

The Japanese stealth frigate JS Yahagi has docked in Australia's northern-most city of Darwin as part of Japan’s push to secure a $6.5 billion contract to build Australia’s next-generation naval fleet ...

Japan's Defense Minister Nakatani Gen has apologized for a dud bomb explosion in the southern prefecture of Okinawa that injured four Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel.

The blast occurred around 11:20 am local time on Monday at a facility used to house unexploded wartime munitions, operated by the Japanese Self-Defence Forces' (SDF) unexploded ordnance disposal ...

Several Japanese Self-Defense Force members were injured on Monday in an explosion at an ammunition storage area inside the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, southern Japan, defence ...

Japan has test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time as the country accelerates its military buildup to ...

A state-of-the-art Japanese warship has arrived in Australia as part of a high-stakes campaign to secure a $6.5 billion contract to build the country's next fleet of general-purpose frigates. The JS ...

The Japanese stealth frigate JS Yahagi has docked in Australia's northern-most city of Darwin as part of Japan’s push to secure a $6.5 billion contract to build Australia’s next-generation ...

Japan's Defense Ministry says a Chinese fighter jet flew unusually close to a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol plane that was over the high seas in 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. (Kyodo News via AP) ...

Japan’s Defense Ministry said that the Chinese aircraft flew as close as 45 meters (nearly 148 feet) away from a Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) patrol plane after taking off from a moving ...