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

An accomplished Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor pilot — a veteran of the war in Iraq — took up his first overseas ...

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

Japan's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), a specialized force for initial defense operations, was established in ...

The move signals Tokyo’s growing military self-reliance as it distances itself from US security dependence and builds ...

The commander of U.S. Forces Japan said the recent decision by the Self-Defense Forces to establish a joint operations ...

Japan's military test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time Tuesday, as the country accelerates its ...

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons partnered with Japan Air Self-Defense Force members from ...

Tuesday’s first domestic missile test underscores Japan’s push toward a more self-sufficient military and its acquisition of ...

Japan’s army says it has conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory as the country accelerates its ...

Prime Minister Ishiba attended the FY2025 Meeting of the Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Force Senior Personnel held at ...

Japan is procuring compact, missile-laden multi-mission frigates at a rapid pace to deter China and Russia effectively in the ...