Kiyofumi Iwata points to Beijing's growing military preparations and incursions in the East China Sea as signs of a potential ...

Pacific, Japan is reshaping its defense strategy with unprecedented ambition. This episode dives into the policies and motivations behind Japan's rearmament, from new missile systems to ...

Japanese military patrol planes were closely approached by Chinese fighter jets after the simultaneous operation of two ...

Global military expenditure soared to an all-time high of $2.7 trillion in 2024, a 9.4% rise from the previous year and the ...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump agreed on Friday (Jun 13) to speed up discussions ...

Japan said this week that the aircraft carriers' activity -- described by China as "routine training" -- showed the expanding ...

Chinese jet flies as close as 45 meters to Japanese patrol aircraft after taking off from Shandong carrier, says Japan’s ...

Japan's Defense Ministry says a Chinese fighter jet flew unusually close to a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol ...

Tokyo's defence minister said Friday it was "unacceptable" for China to blame Japan for close encounters between their military planes over the Pacific high seas last weekend. Nakatani said Friday ...

The past three years were a unique period in the relationship between the two nations. Will Lee’s presidency mark a return to ...

Tokyo has lodged a strong protest with Beijing following a dangerous encounter between Chinese fighter jets and a Japanese ...

Their newly ratified reciprocal access agreement paves the way for Japanese forces to train on Philippine soil for the first ...