Follow live updates about China’s Victory Day military parade as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un attend Xi Jinping’s WWII commemorative event in Beijing.

As China expands its military, more Taiwanese than ever before want a bigger defence budget, while Japan is rearming at a clip not seen in 80 years. The programme, When Titans Clash, susses out the different Asian perspectives on peace.

The bilateral war game in Japan will mark the U.S. Mid-Range Capability missile system's third deployment in the Western Pacific.

Japan will host the Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, missile system this month, a ground-based launcher that can fire long-range missiles.

Japan and South Korea rank among Asia’s elite in helicopter strength, but they still fall short of a few of the regional powers. With 596 and 807 helicopters respectively, both of these nations ...

(THE CONVERSATION) World War II casts a very long shadow in East Asia. Eighty years after ending with Japan’s surrender to Allied forces on Sept. 2, 1945, the conflict continues to stir debate over the past, in the context of today’s geopolitical tensions.

If China attacks Taiwan, it is unlikely Japan will intervene directly. They will most likely choose to focus on defending the Senkaku islands instead.

A series of World War II dramas about China’s fight against Japan is drawing audiences to their feet, and, in some cases, to tears. Some say it helps deflect public discontent.

North Korea has been Russia’s strongest backer in its war on Ukraine, and the leaders pledged to deepen their ties.