Japan's defence minister discussed defence industry cooperation and possible purchases of Turkish-made drones during a visit ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' deal to furnish Australia with frigates marks the largest Japanese defense contract since Tokyo ...

Japan defence minister says no scope for ‘slightest gap’ in defence preparedness in potential military event from Russia, China and North Korea ...

Cultivating a home-grown defence industry was a key plank of Japan's 43 trillion yen ($275 billion) military build-up strategy launched in 2022 to counter escalating security threats from China ...

According to the Federation of American Scientists, the Tu-95MS bomber can carry six to 16 nuclear-armed, air-launched cruise ...

Japan announced a major policy shift in 2022, abandoning the country's post-World War II, exclusively defense posture with a decision to acquire counterstrike capabilities.

China last year sent more drones to probe Japanese airspace than in any previous year, part of an overall increase in scrambles against foreign military aircraft, according to Japan’s Joint Staff.

Japan, under its post-World War II pacifist constitution, used to limit the use of force for self-defense only, but made a major break from that policy in 2022 when it adopted a five-year security ...

The Defense Department extended its Japan healthcare pilot program for civilian employees but still excludes their families.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's military test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time Tuesday, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter China. The Type 88 surface-to-ship… ...