HIROSHIMA, Japan — The Japanese army on Wednesday began deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly opened permanent base ...

Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual assessment.

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Japan's Takeshi Iwaya discussed North Korea's military ties with Russia and agreed to work with the U.S. for regional security. As Cho heads to the U.S. for ...

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) sharply criticized a recent joint military exercise conducted by the United ...

Japan has overcome much in the 80 years since World War II, but in the contemporary landscape of geopolitical tensions, ...

China has claimed that its J-20 stealth fighter jet flew over the Tsushima Strait without being detected. The narrow waterway ...

Japan's military test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time Tuesday, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter China. The Type 88 surface-to-ship, short-range ...

Type-88 surface-to-ship short range missiles are deployed as part of a Japan-U.S. joint military excercise on Tokunoshima island, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan on Oct. 28, 2024. Credit: AP ...

TOKYO — Japan raised strong caution against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity in extensive areas from its southwestern coasts to the Pacific, describing the moves as the biggest ...

By bno - Taipei Office For much of the post-war era, Japan’s armed forces - officially termed the Self-Defence Forces (SDF) - have occupied a peculiar place in global military discourse ...

China’s growing military cooperation with Russia also poses serious security concerns to Japan, along with increasing tension around Taiwan and threats coming from North Korea, the Defense ...