Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

Japan on Thursday formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tension from Russia, China and North Korea.

Japan is gravely concerned about actions in the South China Sea that are raising tensions, and strongly opposes any ...

Wang listed Japan’s military deployment on the islands off its southwest coast from October 2023 to September last year.

Japanese and South Korean fighters escorted U.S. bombers in the first air power demonstration of the year by the three ...

Japan’s military chiefs are warning that the country faces its most severe and complex security environment since World War ...

Japan said on Tuesday that a Chinese military delegation was on a rare exchange visit as the East Asian neighbors attempt to ...

The Japanese prime minister visited Indonesia and Malaysia, as part of efforts to integrate the Southeast Asian nations into ...

CHINA’S Defence Ministry angrily rejected accusations from Japan yesterday that it is destabilising the regional military balance by seeking to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas.

Representatives from China's military will visit Japan in mid-January as agreed by both countries, to enhance mutual ...

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) will send a delegation to Japan for a visit later this month as the two countries step up engagement and defence exchanges in a bid to mend bilateral ties. The ...