TOKYO – The contours of Japan’s war plans are becoming clearer as the Defence Ministry in recent weeks launched its Joint Operations Command, or JJOC, and confirmed its first evacuation plans ...

Such thinking was behind Japan’s formation of JJOC, an integrated command that streamlines operations by unifying the command of the ground, maritime and air branches of the Self-Defence Forces ...

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

During a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 30, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense ...

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

The Air Force Sustainment Center is finalizing plans with Japan to establish the first Regional Repair Facility via the Global Enterprise Network for Universal Sustainment in the next three to five ...

The Pentagon has begun the first phase of upgrading U.S. Forces Japan to a joint force headquarters, announced Secretary of ...