Japan regularly intercepts Russian forces near its territorial waters and airspace.

China imposed controls on exports to Japan with any military use, intensifying a dispute between Asia’s top economies over remarks Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made last year on Taiwan.

Japanese defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth also pledged to further cooperate on supply chains ...

Japan scrambled fighter jets to respond to Russian bombers, fighters and a surveillance plane at least four times this week ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan ...

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met in Washington on January 15 to ...

China's military build-up "could have a serious impact" on Japan's security, Tokyo's defence ministry has warned amid spiralling tensions with Beijing. Japan had closely monitored People's Liberation ...

TOKYO -- Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China's growing threats by doubling annual arms spending. The goal comes as Tokyo's ...

The Philippines and Japan on Thursday signed an agreement allowing for the resupply of fuel and ammunition to each other's forces.

Speaking at a joint briefing in Manila on Thursday, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the new Acquisition and ...