Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi refuted accusations of "new militarism" and criticized China's opaque military buildup. He emphas...

Japan has ended its long-standing ban on exporting lethal weapons. This move aims to position the nation in the global defense market. Whil...

Japan is set to ease its strict arms export rules. This move is attracting significant interest from countries like Poland and the Philippi...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo. Japan aims to boost its defense capabilities and strengthen its ...

Japan pulled out all stops for this week's visit by US President Donald Trump -- his first with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. - Golf b...

The 11-day joint exercise will involve eight Japanese fighter jets, with India sending four fighters, two transport aircraft and an aerial ...

While China has conducted similar operations in the past, including one in May, the latest large-scale military drills close to Japanese is...

Japan has approved a new national security strategy this week, which includes a pledge to have the potential to "counterstrike" to deter en...

North Korea launched missiles more than 30 times this year alone including one that overflew Japan, and China fired ballistic missiles into...

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks in Tokyo with Japanese counterpart Yasukazu Hamada ahead of "two-plus-two" talks between ...

China carried out its largest-ever military exercises around the democratically governed island after a visit this month by U.S. House Spea...

Experts don't expect new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to double spending anytime soon, given Japan's debt-saddled public finances and a pan...

Japan's military spending and capabilities have grown continuously since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in December 2012, ris...

The two countries are close to concluding a Reciprocal Access Agreement, a legal framework to allow their troops to visit each other's coun...

The Ministry of Defence budget proposal released on Friday calls for defence spending to rise 2.1 percent to 5.3 trillion yen ($48 billion)...

There is excellent scope for jointly build warships in India, given Singapore's tech and design expertise and low production costs in India.

US Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer urged Japan to boost its defence outlay to strengthen a bilateral security alliance with the United...