The Japanese army's fleet of hybrid-helicopter aircraft have been cleared to resume operations after being grounded following ...

An October accident of a Japanese Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey on Yonaguni Island was due to errors of the pilot and ...

Japan resumed Ospreys flights on Nov. 14, 2024, after an investigation determined that pilot error caused one of its ...

Japan has grounded its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft again after an incident last Sunday where one of the hybrid ...

The developmental tests, which will take place from October 5 to November 18, were announced by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense ...

The Japanese Self-Defense Force launched a new class of amphibious vessels on Tuesday to serve a new unit focused on maritime ...

Japan has successfully launched a defense satellite designed for speedier communication and military operations on a new flagship H3 rocket, as the country seeks to build up its military capability am ...

Tomoya Sakamoto, of Ome city, Tokyo, receives a medal for the 100-meter dash during the Kanto Plains Special Olympics at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Strip) ...

On 13 November, the United States, South Korea and Japan started the second large-scale trilateral exercise, Freedom Edge, ...

According to the Kyodo news agency, news of the relaxed rule was first reported in January during an expert panel meeting tasked with boosting troop numbers for Japan's Self-Defence Forces (JSDF).

Japan's new defense minister and the United States Forces Japan's new commander have agreed that the two countries will continue to coordinate closely. Nakatani Gen and Lieutenant General Stephen ...

Washington plans to give operational command authority to U.S. forces in Japan to bolster coordination with the Self-Defense Forces, Japanese government sources said. The U.S. government will ...