Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as ​a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in ‌its latest defence white paper that arms ...

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, warned Wednesday that Pyongyang could adopt "additional military options" against Japan.

EADaily, August 24th, 2026. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces will be reorganized, the authorities are working to strengthen ...

This conversation with Kuni Miyake — special adviser and board member of The Canon Institute for Global Studies in Tokyo, ...

Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Japan Ground Self Defense Force's Type 19 155 mm self-propelled howitzer fires during an annual training session near Mount Fuji ...

June 26 (Asia Today) --Japan's Defense Ministry plans to expand the use of artificial intelligence in the Self-Defense Forces' command-and-control operations, potentially bringing AI into the process ...

German drone maker Helsing has ⁠enlisted ⁠Japanese e-commerce and finance firm Rakuten ⁠to help finalise a deal to sell its ...

MANILA, Philippines — For the first time since World War II, Japanese troops again opened fire at Camp O’Donnell in Capas, Tarlac, where about 70,000 Filipino and American servicemen were detained ...

An active officer of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces was arrested Tuesday after breaching the grounds of China’s embassy in Tokyo, prompting complaints from Beijing, in another episode likely to keep ties ...