Ministerial staff were also accused of abuses of power. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara apologized, saying the problems are “significantly damaging to the public trust” for the ministry and ...

TOKYO — Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace on Monday. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that ...

Defense Minister Minoru Kihara held talks with his Cambodian counterpart, Tea Seiha, as well as with Prime Minister Hun Manet and former Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is now president of the Senate ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of cooperation on the Trilateral Security Cooperation Framework in ...

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan's airspace above Rebun Island, just off the coast of the country's northernmost main island of ...

In a break from tradition, Minoru Kihara, the new defense minister, didn’t meet with Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki during his first visit to Okinawa after assuming office. “I could not visit ...

Defense Minister Minoru Kihara during a press conference Tuesday pushed back on a campaign pledge by Ginowan city’s new mayor, Atsushi Sakima, to “realize a phased relocation” of Marine ...

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara speaks during a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo, Friday, July 12, 2024. Kihara on Friday announced taking disciplinary action against more than ...

Defense Minister Minoru Kihara held talks with his Cambodian counterpart, Tea Seiha, as well as with Prime Minister Hun Manet and former Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is now president of the Senate ...

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan’s airspace above Rebun Island, just off the coast of the country’s northernmost main island ...