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

A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy ...

Prime Minister Takaichi's Cabinet has approved a record defense budget to fortify Japan's strike-back capability and coastal ...

Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China's growing ...

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming fiscal ...

Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China’s growing ...

Japan’s recent militaristic rhetoric has provoked the wrath of North Korea—but no one in Asia has any idea how Pyongyang will ...

Japan said Wednesday that China’s military exercises around Taiwan ‘increase tensions’ across the Taiwan Strait. China’s ...

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan’s airspace, defense officials said ...

Tokyo joined Australia and several European nations in conveying concern to Beijing over the large-scale drills as Taipei ...

FILE -The Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, sails into Hong Kong for a port call to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) garrison's presence in the ...

China's drills this week involved dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels conducting live-fire drills, simulating a ...