The head of Japan's ruling coalition partner on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to issue a fresh war ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again made high tariffs a central pillar of his policy agenda in his second term. He ...

Japan is gravely concerned about actions in the South China Sea that are raising tensions, and strongly opposes any ...

The urgency to ramp up cyber security has never been more acute in the country. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

Michael Loewe, who has died aged 102, led the attempt to break the main Japanese naval code at Bletchley Park, before working ...

The Supreme Court on Jan. 17 dismissed a bereaved family's lawsuit demanding compensation in connection with a South Korean ...

At the end of December, the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba approved a new record-high military budget for 2025. It is the 13th consecutive year that Japan has increased military ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Arrangements are being made for Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Hiroshima and other domestic war-related sites next year to mark the 80th anniversary of the ...

Norwegian insurance giant Gard is targeting expansion in Japan by moving into new lines, including hull and war risks ...

Another slide reportedly contains “precise measurements of target buildings and facilities” of a Japanese radar base in Okushiritou. Though FT asserted the war plans’ relevancy despite their age, it ...