With the Mogami frigate sale to Australia and the end of decades-old restrictions, Tokyo's manufacturers are entering the ...

The Japanese government has decided to provide Cambodia with defense equipment under its security assistance framework.

Japan is in the middle of the most consequential shift in security policy since the creation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in 1954.

Thailand joined a reception hosted by the Embassy of Japan and the Office of the Defense Attaché in Bangkok on July 23 to ...

May 1 (Asia Today) --Japan considered deploying its Self-Defense Forces to the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump but ultimately held back due to constitutional and ...

May 17 (Asia Today) --Japan plans to replace the unique rank titles used by its Self-Defense Forces with internationally recognized military-style names such as general, colonel and captain, according ...

Japan and Thailand have strengthened defence ties as security challenges intensify across the Indo-Pacific, with Tokyo describing Bangkok as an indispensable partner in maintaining regional peace.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan have reached an agreement for the transfer of five soon-to-be-retired Abukuma-class destroyer escorts from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, a deal ...

On April 21, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced long-anticipated changes to policy governing defense exports, effectively eliminating restrictions on sales—including lethal weapons—to Japan’s ...

India and Japan have pledged to strengthen defence ties as Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attended a reception ...

The 'long overdue' move is expected to boost the defence ministry's capacity to work more closely with allies and ease ...

Members of the Japan Self-Defence Forces collect debris from what appears to be a crashed Japan Air Self-Defense Force plane ...