Nov. 7 (UPI) --Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani boarded a South Korean Navy amphibious ship while in port in Japan Thursday, the first Japanese defense minister to board a South Korean warship.

This would mark another shift in Japan's arms industry, which so far has been largely restricted to producing equipment for the JSDF only.

SINGAPORE -- Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Sunday expressed eagerness to take the lead in promoting exports of his country's defense equipment along with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japan opened one of its largest-ever arms shows on Wednesday in a display that Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said marked the pacifist nation's deepening push for overseas ...

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Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani and Sri Lankan Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara agreed on May 4 to strengthen cooperation between their countries’ defence forces to promote ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) shakes hands with United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Tokyo on March 30, 2025. Kyodo via AP Images. Japan's Kyodo News reported that ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japanese Defence Minister General Nakatani during the latter's ceremonial reception at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on Monday, May 5.(PTI) Defence Minister ...

Nov. 7 (UPI) --Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani boarded a South Korean Navy amphibious ship while in port in Japan Thursday, the first Japanese defense minister to board a South Korean warship.

Japan, renowned for its pacifist constitution, is now setting its sights on the global arms exports market. Defense Minister Gen Nakatani earlier this month told Nikkei that he wanted to promote ...

Nakatani's visit to Sri Lanka, the second by a Japanese defense minister, underscores the importance Japan places on ties with the island nation, which sits along key shipping lanes, amid China's ...

Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told Nikkei that he was eager to take the lead in promoting exports of his country's defense equipment, along with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.