Japan views Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a failure of global deterrence – and a wake-up call. On Yonaguni island, just ...

Japan launched its new Joint Operations Command on Monday to better integrate all three branches of its Self-Defense Forces.

An SDF C-130 transport aircraft delivered 2.5 tons of emergency supplies to a Japanese medical team in Myanmar after arriving ...

Japan's Upper House has passed a package of laws allowing the country's military to venture abroad in defense of allies. Those worried about Tokyo’s military don’t appreciate how the Japanese ...

Police in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, have arrested as 46-year-old member of the Self-Defense Forces on suspicion of assault after he punched two women in the face. According to police, the ...

It is also considering a framework that will allow the SDF and the Japan Coast Guard to smoothly use these facilities for training and other purposes during peacetime after discussions with local ...

Japan's Self-Defense Forces have held a ceremony ... Nakatani stressed the need to enhance rapid deployment capabilities so that SDF members and equipment can be swiftly and continuously ...

Japan's falling birth rate, however, means it is struggling more than ever to maintain current SDF troop levels at 250,000 people. "As we increase our defensive strength, we need to build an ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled jets 704 times in fiscal 2024 for foreign aircraft, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday, with the figure rising as China steps up drone and ...