Japan’s defense minister, visiting a military base close to Taiwan, said plans to deploy missiles to the post would move ...

A plan to station surface-to-air missiles on an island within sight of Taiwan is “steadily progressing,” Japan’s defense ...

If Japan’s hawkish new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, has her way, Japan’s security evolution will quicken. The country’s ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's military test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time Tuesday, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter China. The Type 88 surface-to-ship, ...

Under Takaichi, Tokyo has moved to accelerate its remilitarization in alliance with the US under the pretext of “collective ...

U.S. military units, alongside Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) specialists from Japan, successfully conducted the ...

Tokyo — President Trump in early March criticized what he characterized as a one-sided security alliance between the U.S. and Japan. Officials in Japan have heard these comments from Mr. Trump before, ...

Wilson Beaver is a senior policy advisor in the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation. Japan is engaged in a significant military buildup by boosting domestic defense ...

In 2024, the number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low for the ninth year in a row. With about 1.6 million deaths and 720,988 births, there were about two deaths for every new baby born.

Japan’s defense ministry on Friday said it will invest in AI, automation and improving troop conditions to address a worsening recruitment shortfall that has left its forces understaffed amid a build ...