North Korea on Friday lambasted Japan for describing it as an "urgent threat" in this year's defense white paper, calling it ...

Officials in Tokyo released their Defense of Japan 2025 white paper this week with findings the international community is ...

TOKYO -- Japan cautioned against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity stretching from its southwestern coasts to ...

Japan's defense white paper also states that Russia's "military cooperation" with China is another cause for concern, claiming that the two countries' joint bomber flights and naval drills in the ...

Development comes after Tokyo says Chinese military aircraft ‘made unusual close approaches’ toward Japanese aircraft - ...

Given the growing military strength of nearby China and also North Korea, Japan wants to upgrade the defense alliance with the United States by becoming a fuller-fledged military partner and ...

The Japanese military is particularly vulnerable to the consequences of demographic change. Since its founding in 1954, the force has rarely met its recruitment targets, and decades of economic ...

Japan is concerned about China’s acceleration of its military buildup, especially in Japan’s southwestern areas.

Why Japan is worried. China's military buildup and expanding area of activity have raised tensions in the region. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, conventionally powered Chinese ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned of China's military expansion while aiming to improve economic ties with Japan during a two-day visit on Tuesday and Wednesday.