Japan, despite an officially pacifist Constitution written when memories of its World War II rampage were still fresh--and painful--boasts a military that puts all but a few nations to shame.

In the 2000s, Japan went beyond the region, contributing to the US-led military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. All along, the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) were evolving from a Cold War-style ...

A winning bid for a decadelong Australian frigate program would be a major breakthrough for Japan’s defense industry ...

Public sentiment could seriously constrain Japan’s actions in a military conflict – for example, if China were to invade Taiwan. A government poll found that interest in Japan’s security ...

Eighty three years ago, on Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack against the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor in what would become a date that would live in infamy. It was 7:55 AM ...

In February and March, the U.S. Marine Corps joined the Japanese military for Iron Fist 24, an annual military exercise that showcases U.S.-Japanese military coordination. Iron Fist The America ...

A similar Japanese military helicopter to the missing aircraft is shown here in a file picture A Japanese military helicopter which went missing with 10 people aboard is thought to have crashed ...

Japan's plans to transform the remote uninhabited island of Mageshima into a strategic military hub have hit a wall On a ...

Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Friday said Japan will step up military cooperation with Germany in the Indo-Pacific region as he welcomed a port call by the first German warship to visit Japan in ...

Cultivating a home-grown defence industry was a key plank of Japan's 43 trillion yen ($275 billion) military build-up strategy launched in 2022 to counter escalating security threats from China ...

This was his fifth try at getting the top job. His leadership is likely to transform Japan's military alliance with the US, as well as have wider implications for the region's security.