Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific ...

Japan put the branches of its military under a single operational command, taking a step the US, China and other nations have followed to better prepare for conflict by ensuring coordination ...

Opinion polls show growing support in Japan for a more visible role for the Self-Defense Forces, as the military is known. Yet the scale of the challenge is daunting. While China’s actual ...

Two Chinese aircraft carrier strike groups have simultaneously deployed to the Western Pacific – a first for the People’s ...

Japan is stepping up efforts to deter China’s military ambitions in the Asia-Pacific as Tokyo and other US partners seek clarity from the Trump administration about its plans to counter Beijing ...

The U.S. may be pulling back from Europe under President Trump, but despite his remarks about Japan, U.S. military cooperation with Tokyo has appeared stable, and may even expand as the White ...

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has begun a four-day visit to Japan focused on defence, global security and technology ...

Opinion polls show growing support in Japan for a more visible role for the Self-Defense Forces, as the military is known. Yet the scale of the challenge is daunting. While China’s actual ...

Japan's air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after one of the planes crashed minutes after takeoff, officials said Thursday.