Japan regularly intercepts Russian forces near its territorial waters and airspace.

Japanese defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth also pledged to further cooperate on supply chains ...

Japan's audit arm has criticized the United States for failing to deliver substantial military equipment purchased over five ...

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 two countries are also planning a meeting between their defence ministers by the end of January. Read more at ...

China imposed controls on exports to Japan with any military use, intensifying a dispute between Asia’s top economies over remarks Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made last year on Taiwan.

Relations between Japan and China worsened late last year after Japan’s prime minister said its military could get involved if China were to take action against Taiwan.

Analysts hold out little hope that security pressures will ease, given US insistence that regional allies boost first island ...

Japan’s defense minister promised to reduce the U.S. military’s footprint there and expand joint exercises near Japan’s southwestern islands.

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 ...