China deployed two aircraft carriers, Liaoning and Shandong, for drills. The exercises took place near Japan and Guam. This ...

Japanese government officials are telling companies they would be “on their own” if they needed to evacuate staff from Taiwan in case of a Chinese attack, according to people familiar with the matter, ...

The U.S. Navy’s Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group entered the South China Sea on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Chinese reconnaissance ...

Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...

Japan is stepping up efforts to deter China’s military ambitions in the Asia-Pacific as Tokyo and other US partners seek clarity from the Trump administration about its plans to counter Beijing ...

The Japanese army on Wednesday has begun deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly-opened, permanent base in ...

Today, Japan is ranked fifth globally in overall military power after the U.S., Russia, China and India, and its defense budget ranked sixth in the 2021 ranking of 140 countries by the Global ...

When tanks rolled and troops marched at a Japanese military base on Sunday, it was just the latest display in what analysts say is a campaign by Tokyo to increase the profile of its Self-Defense ...

Japan has committed to raising military spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product, or by about 60 percent, over the next five years, which would give it the third-largest defense budget in ...

Japan’s defense spending will surge more than 16% for 2024 under a record military budget approved Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, by the Cabinet that will accelerate deployment of long-range cruise ...

Japan is set for record defense spending in 2022 as China continues to expand its military and North Korea adds to its missile arsenal. The government approved a budget Friday that dedicated ...

The U.S. military does not operate ground-launched missiles with a range between 310 and 3,400 miles. ... that US deployments within Japan should be spread more evenly. “ ...