After Japan’s defeat in World War II, the country adopted a pacifist constitution under the influence of the United States, ...

Japan is undergoing its most significant military buildup since WWII, signaling a sharp departure from its pacifist post-war stance. In 2023, the country increased its defense budget by 26% and plans ...

Japan has warned of escalating military threats from China in a new defense report. The report highlights China's growing ...

Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual assessment.

Tensions over Taiwan may heighten, Japan’s defence minister said on Tuesday as he presented an annual defence white paper that again singled out Beijing as Tokyo’s “greatest strategic challenge”.

Japan's defense white paper also states that Russia's "military cooperation" with China is another cause for concern, claiming that the two countries' joint bomber flights and naval drills in the ...

For two days straight, Chinese fighter planes flew dangerously close to Japanese military aircraft in international airspace. This is the latest episode of China’s aggressive military posturing in the ...

The Japanese army has begun deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly opened permanent base in the southwest, the latest move to strengthen its defense as tensions in the region grow ...

The FT reported that the US was demanding Japan spend 3.5 percent of GDP on its military. This may be in line with NATO’s new spending agreement in which member nations spend 3.5 percent on the ...

The redeployments would encourage allies to shoulder more of their defense and leave U.S. forces less vulnerable to mass ...