By Michael Schiffer The following is a contribution to the Mainichi Shimbun from Michael Schiffer, who served as assistant ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's military test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time Tuesday, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter China.

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

Type-88 surface-to-ship short-range missiles are deployed as part of a Japan-US joint military excercise on Tokunoshima island, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan on Oct. 28, 2024.

Japan's military test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time Tuesday, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter China. The Type 88 surface-to-ship, short-range ...

Type-88 surface-to-ship short range missiles are deployed Oct. 28, 2024, as part of a Japan-U.S. joint military exercise on Tokunoshima island, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan.

Japan’s army says it has conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory. The army said the test-firing of the short range missile was conducted Tuesday at an army firing range ...

Type-88 surface-to-ship short range missiles are deployed as part of a Japan-U.S. joint military excercise on Tokunoshima island, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan on Oct. 28, 2024. (Koji ...