The announcement of the accelerated missile schedule coincides with a ministry request for a record 8.8 trillion yen ($59.9 billion) in the fiscal 2026 budget to focus on long-range missiles and ...

Japan has suspended its annual large-scale and highly choreographed military event, saying forces are too busy meeting urgent security demands amid growing threats from China, Russia and North ...

Japan's defence ministry is aiming for a major boost to its drone arsenal as part of another record spending request made Friday to deal with a "severely intensifying security environment".

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. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi ...

Japan's Cabinet permits the Self-Defense Forces to fire upon unmanned aerial vehicles that intrude into the country's airspace.

Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living ...

Japan has suspended its annual large-scale and highly choreographed military event, saying forces are too busy meeting urgent security demands amid growing threats from China, Russia and North Korea.

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.