TOKYO — The United States has approved a $900 million missile sale to Japan, the third major arms purchase of its kind by the American ally in a little over a year.

A ranking official of the Department of National Defense (DND) has expressed his appreciation to Japan for its "proactive ...

China is ramping up its military actions and raising tensions in the Nansei Islands. Japan is bolstering its presence in response. Locals are caught in the middle.

The Japanese missile can evade defenses by traveling at more than five times the speed of sound and maneuvering within the atmosphere.

(Japanese Ministry of Defense) Japan will begin mass production of its enhanced Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (SSM) earlier than projected and has allocated funds to procure the weapon in its ...

The 2022 National Security Strategy called for an overhaul of Japan’s cybersecurity ... the prime minister shall order the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to take measures for defense against the ...

This combined photo shows Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, left, (Kyodo) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Getty/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States are arranging a ...

(GA-ASI) Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) is working to finalise a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) to procure MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA ...

Japan’s ministry of defense has announced that it conducted a live firing test of a new hypervelocity glide munition to “strengthen its standoff defense capabilities.” The ministry says the ...

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese and U.S. governments are coordinating to hold a meeting between their defense chiefs in Tokyo as early as late March, it was learned Wednesday. Japanese ...

The White House declined to get ahead of discussions between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba about Japan's defense spending as the two leaders prepare to meet for ...