We have robust logistics partnerships with Japan and Australia to ensure we can provide the right material and services at ...

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

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.

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 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 ...

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

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 ...

Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare as the population ages, and defense to tackle regional threats. The $730 ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said there was a need for more cabinet-level involvement in promoting exports of defense equipment. (Photo by Shinnosuke Nagatomi) ...

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 ...