The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group concluded drills in the Philippine Sea with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ...

The range lies adjacent to the service’s Camp Shizunai. It has the largest restricted water area available for use by the ...

A U.S. bomber’s emergency landing that shut down a shared runway and canceled commercial flights in northeastern Japan has ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed defense ...

Japan’s navy is one of the world’s largest and most capable. After over 70 years, it’s gaining aircraft carriers again. Yet, ...

Naval Air Facility Atsugi, an hour southwest of Tokyo, recently welcomed spring and 62,000 visitors for a daylong celebration ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper tender Bungo makes a port call at Ream Naval Base in southwestern Cambodia on April 19, 2025. (Kyodo) REAM, Cambodia (Kyodo) -- Japan Maritime Self ...

Two Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels, the “Bungo” and “Etazima”, docked at Ream Naval Base today. They are the first foreign ships to call at the upgraded pier since it was ...

It is one of the most critical locations for bilateral U.S.-Japan air operations, jointly utilized by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy. Its infrastructure ...

That's my opinion … and I will offer that to the senior leadership, but I can see the difference that it makes,” Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin told Defense One in March during the annual ...

Any political move that counters Taiwan’s self-defense efforts should be curbed, lest they turn into “inner forces” that fuel China’s hostile infiltration. There are moments in history when America ...

The South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command is vertically integrated, while the U.S. military’s relationship with Japan’s Self-Defense Forces is more horizontal and loose. Moreover, the USFK units ...