When tanks rolled and troops marched at a Japanese military base on Sunday, it was just the latest display in what analysts say is a campaign by Tokyo to increase the profile of its Self-Defense ...

Japan's defence ministry plans to acquire six shipborne small UAVs in fiscal year 2025 as part of a broader strategy to ...

Japan is stepping up efforts to deter China’s military ambitions in the Asia-Pacific as Tokyo and other US partners seek clarity from the Trump administration about its plans to counter Beijing ...

The Japanese army on Wednesday has begun deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly-opened, permanent base in ...

The report highlighted a sharp rise in Chinese warship activity in the Pacific, especially near Japan's southwestern region.

Today, Japan is ranked fifth globally in overall military power after the U.S., Russia, China and India, and its defense budget ranked sixth in the 2021 ranking of 140 countries by the Global ...

Japan has committed to raising military spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product, or by about 60 percent, over the next five years, which would give it the third-largest defense budget in ...

Japan’s defense spending will surge more than 16% for 2024 under a record military budget approved Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, by the Cabinet that will accelerate deployment of long-range cruise ...

Japan is set for record defense spending in 2022 as China continues to expand its military and North Korea adds to its missile arsenal. The government approved a budget Friday that dedicated ...

Japan Confirms First-Ever Airspace Intrusion by a Chinese Military Aircraft By Takahashi Kosuke A Y-9 intelligence-gathering aircraft was spotted flying above Japanese territorial waters – an ...

The U.S. military does not operate ground-launched missiles with a range between 310 and 3,400 miles. ... that US deployments within Japan should be spread more evenly. “ ...