The long-range missiles could target vulnerable parts of ships and traverse Japan’s mountainous terrains to hit land-based ...

Japan launched its new Joint Operations Command on Monday to better integrate all three branches of its Self-Defense Forces.

Japan on Monday launched a new command for the Self-Defense Forces to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses, ...

Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces. Its primary goals are to accelerate initial responses during security emergencies and natural disasters, and to strengthen operational coordination with U.S ...

Hana Kusumoto is a reporter/translator who has been covering local authorities in Japan since 2002. She was born in Nagoya, ...

U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in ...

Japan launched a new command for its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) on Monday to better integrate its ground, maritime and air ...

In recent developments, the evident deterrence gap surrounding Australia has raised concerns, particularly highlighted by the recent movements of a Chinese naval task group around the continent. This ...

The JS Akishio, a decommissioned Japanese submarine, is the centerpiece of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force museum in ...