Japan's defense officials have warned China's intensifying military activities could "seriously impact" its security, while also using their annual white paper to highlight the growing alliance of ...

Two people were killed Wednesday after a cadet allegedly opened fire on members of his own unit at a military training center in central Japan, the country’s Ground Self-Defense Force (SDF) has ...

Japan's Defense Ministry says a Chinese fighter-bomber flew as close as 30 meters to a Japanese Self-Defense Force plane over ...

Japan's military is struggling to recruit women, ... the defense ministry conducted a survey that year that uncovered more than 170 alleged sexual harassment incidents in the SDF. ...

A spokesperson for China's defense ministry has defended a Chinese military plane's behavior toward a Japanese aircraft in ...

Chinese fighter aircraft carried out close-in flight maneuvers against a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) aircraft on Wednesday and Thursday, prompting Tokyo to ...

Japan says a Chinese military intelligence gathering aircraft entered its territorial airspace off remote islands in the East China Sea on Monday, the first time Tokyo has accused the People’s ...

Japan on Friday disciplined more than 200 defence personnel, including the military's top brass and senior bureaucrats, for mishandling classified material and other incidents.

Col. Neil Owens, chief of staff for 3rd Marine Division, apologizes to Okinawa prefectural government after last month's ...

U.S. Marine military police officer searches a vehicle for contraband during exercise Resolute Response on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2024.

Japan’s military performed 25 missions in 2020 in defense of US ships or planes, a sign of the growing integration of two of Asia’s most powerful armed forces.

TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) - As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it's struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its policymakers have pledged to recruit.