Established in 1954, the JSDF comprises the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. They are controlled by the Ministry of Defense ...

You may have heard about Japanese fighter jets touring Europe, as well as a few other locations. Here's why they were ...

A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy ...

As part of this effort, Japan is buying standoff weapons like the U.S.-made AGM-158 JASSM, which can be deployed from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35s and F-15s. Additionally, in Jan.

Tatsuta, the eleventh Mogami-class frigate on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), is launched in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Nagasaki, Japan, July 2, 2025. Credit: ...

A Japanese warship drills with a Royal Canadian Navy ship in the Pacific in 2024. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force photo Japan’s cabinet approved a Fiscal Year 2025 supplementary budget that is ...

The Marine Corps is rapidly fielding its newest anti-ship weapons platforms in Japan. The Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, better known as the NMESIS, is being forward deployed to ...

Japan is set to increase defense spending to a fresh record next year as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government looks to ...

China did not stipulate covered items, but experts believe the restrictions could affect rare earth minerals, a potential ...

Japan plans to allow police and the Self-Defense Forces to access and neutralize adversarial servers from Oct 1, in preparation for the full-scale launch of an "active cyber defense" system designed ...