Japan fighter aircraft were scrambled 448 times in the last nine months – a 14 percent decrease from the same timeframe last ...

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan's Ministry of Defense/AP) Japan is barreling forward with efforts to ...

The new deal will support the implementation of the two nations’ Reciprocal Access Agreement, which came into force in ...

Tokyo and Washington agreed to boost joint production of defense equipment and expand their military presence in waters ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China’s growing threats by doubling annual arms spending. The goal comes as Tokyo’s ...

Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.

Japanese soldiers are on the offensive in northern Japan — not against the North Koreans or other foreign enemy, but against a beast in his native habitat: the Asian black bear. Japan’s Ground ...

Japan is planning to send in its army to help fight bears after a spate of killings by the wild beasts. Some 73 people have been killed or injured by the animals this month in the area of Akita, in ...