Japan's defense ministry reports responding to hundreds of Chinese and Russian aerial and maritime intrusions since April.

Dozens of U.S. and Japanese military aircraft held training around Okinawa Island in the Western Pacific Ocean.

By bringing together their fifth-generation fighter jets for joint exercises, Australia, Japan, and the U.S. have sent a strong message about their commitment to security in the Indo-Pacific.

Type 03 Chu-SAM surface-to-air missiles are set to be deployed on Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, 110 kilometers (68 ...

Less than 750 kilometres from Taiwan and home to nearly 30,000 US troops, the Japanese islands of Okinawa would play a ...

Senior Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces officials have conveyed their serious concerns to a delegation from China's military over its increasing activities near Japan, Defense Minister Gen ...

Iwaya told Rubio and Waltz that Japan had no choice but to continue increasing defense capabilities given the situation in ...

What makes the JASSM-ER especially useful for Japan is the extended range of the missile. The range on the JASSM-ER is more than 1,200 miles. That’s because this weapon has an internal fuel tank and a ...

As Trump's second administration comes to a start, experts speculate on what it could mean for U.S. relations with Japan and ...

Cultivating a home-grown defence industry was a key plank of Japan's 43 trillion yen ($275 billion) military build-up strategy launched in 2022 to counter escalating security threats from China ...

Campaigners deny taking money from Beijing, although they do admit that China would almost certainly prefer an independent Ryukyu state shorn of the US and Japanese military presence. Yoichi ...