TOKYO (AP) — Japan's first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its latest move to fortify defenses as tensions in the region grow. The new ...

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Kawasaki T-4 aircraft with the 305th Tactical Fighter Squadron takes off during the Nyutabaru Aviation Training Relocation (ATR) at JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base, ...

Firefighters gather for a search operation as a Japanese air force plane crashed after taking off for a training flight, at a pond in Inuyama, central Japan, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Kyodo News via ...

4 Key Points - Japan is accelerating its military modernization in the face of an "unprecedented" threat from China, with the first of its new F-35B "jump jets" arriving this week. -These advanced ...

The first three F-35 stealth fighter jets designed for operations from Japanese aircraft carriers arrived in the Northeast Asian country on Thursday as part of Tokyo's ongoing efforts to bolster the ...

TOKYO — Japan grounded most of its aging military training aircraft on Wednesday after one of the planes crashed minutes after take off. Two crew are missing after the T-4 training aircraft operated ...