Japan is undergoing a profound shift from postwar pacifism to proactive civil defence, building a nationwide shelter network ...

Japan's Diet on Friday approved a significant defense agreement permitting Japanese forces' deployment to the Philippines for ...

Amid rising regional tensions with North Korea and China, Japan is bolstering its defense capabilities. The nation plans to ...

highlighting efforts to improve military readiness. He is also learning about updates to command and control systems, which help the U.S. and Japan work together during operations. One major focus ...

Much of the world fears China becoming increasingly aggressive militarily while increasing its technological and cyber ...

Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance. The Chinese ...

"It also increases our readiness to respond to [any] contingency ... Prior to establishing the Joint Command Forces, Japan relied on an ad-hoc military command to oversee specific operations ...

Australias Defence Minister Richard Marles is set to meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japanese Defence ...