Japan's defense ministry reports responding to hundreds of Chinese and Russian aerial and maritime intrusions since April.

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CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — At least three U.S. Navy ships and four Marine Corps Ospreys will join an annual amphibious exercise ...

After the acquisition of 50 AGM-158B JASSM-ER missiles last year, Japan has now been granted the approval for 16 additional ...

U.S. Marines and the Japanese Ground Self Defense will join for a bilateral exercise on Japan’s southwest islands, Japanese ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

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Fire-fighters and helicopters were combating a blaze in a forest on a Japanese island on Friday, with media reports saying it ...

Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.