Cultivating a home-grown defense 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 ...

The two ministers confirmed expanding joint exercises after signing a reciprocal access agreement to ease military visits ...

TOKYO — Japan is stepping up efforts to deter China’s military ambitions in the Asia-Pacific as Tokyo and other U.S. partners seek clarity from the Trump administration about its plans ...

April 8 (UPI) --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. China's ...

TOKYO -- The U.S. and the Philippines began their annual Kamandag military exercise Monday, with Japan Ground Self-Defense ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning a visit to Washington to discuss trade deals with President Trump ahead of ...

Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo underscored the importance of developing a collective deterrence with Japan, the ...

citing its military expansion and regional ambitions, particularly regarding Taiwan and the South and East China Seas. Japan faces “the most severe security environment it has seen since the end ...

Matsuda, a fourth-generation resident of the island, says she supports the drills and the expansion of Japan’s military forces, given “the global situation”. Many residents of Yonaguni have ...

Much of the world fears China becoming increasingly aggressive militarily while increasing its technological and cyber ...