Japan’s defensive stance to integrate hypersonic missiles into its defence strategy is aimed at maintaining military balance ...

The trilateral logistics agreement, signed by senior US, Australian and Japanese flag officers, aims to strengthen maritime ...

Japan and the U.S. have agreed to jointly develop a new missile defense system in response to the rising threat of hypersonic weapons from other countries.

Officials say Japan's air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after one of them crashed minutes after takeoff.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed U.S.-Japan relations, emphasizing no division despite Japanese PM Shigeru ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the equivalent of $55.1 billion.

Japan's Defense Ministry seeks a historic budget of 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) as the nation faces growing threats from China.

Japan’s Cabinet has approved the country’s largest-ever defense budget for the coming fiscal year, in keeping with its plan for defense budget increases until 2027 — 8.7 trillion yen, or ...

U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an "indispensable partner" in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U_S_ military command in Japan ...

The following is the 2024 Defense of Japan white paper that was issued by the Ministry of Defense. From the report The international community has entered a new era of crisis. It is now facing its ...

President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, Tokyo is hoping for even more support.

Tokyo — Japan launched a defense satellite Monday aimed at speedier military operations and communication on a new flagship H3 rocket and successfully placed it into orbit, as the country seeks ...