The Japanese Self-Defense Force on Wednesday began deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys at a newly opened permanent base in ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries President Seiji Izumisawa told Nikkei Asia that Japan's defense sector is undergoing rapid expansion in response to the country's national security initiatives, with ...

Japan has long been recognized as a global leader in electronics, robotics, and cutting-edge technology. But recently, Japan ...

Japan will export used destroyers to the Philippines, Reuters reported, citing Japan's Yomiuri newspaper on Sunday, to ...

Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, ...

Four years ago the Japanese government decided to install two U.S.-made Aegis Ashore missile-defense systems on the home islands in order to defend against North Korean ballistic missiles. Then it ...

Cultivating a home-grown defense industry was a key plank of Japan’s 43 trillion yen ($275 billion) military build-up strategy launched in 2022 to counter escalating security threats from China ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces a dilemma: Unnerved by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising tensions over Taiwan, a majority of the public wants a defense buildup, but few in the ...

Japan and the United States signed an agreement Friday to expand their cooperation on a joint ballistic missile defense shield, the Japanese foreign ministry announced. IE 11 is not supported.

The defense budget will rise 0.8 percent to 4.68 trillion yen ($51.7 billion), the Defense Ministry said. The Coast Guard budget will go up 1.9 percent to 176.5 billion yen, its first expansion in ...

Japan, U.S. defense chiefs oppose Chinese expansion in Asian seas About $3 trillion worth of trade passes through the South China Sea each year ...