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

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force said it is building up defense capabilities to enhance deterrence and response.

The U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF) bilateral exercise “Iron Fist 26” will see approximately ...

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

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

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

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force said Wednesday it will offer refueling support to South Korean military planes for the first time, as an aerobatic team will make stopovers at a base in Okinawa in ...

The ASDF said the refueling mission will involve a South Korean aerobatic team known as the Black Eagles, which will briefly ...

A Vision 60 robodog operates alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops at Narashino Training Area outside Tokyo, Jan.

Nearly 50 percent of Japanese think the country's Self-Defense Forces should stay at their current scale and capabilities, a government survey showed Friday, at a time when Tokyo plans to review ...

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 ...