Their newly ratified reciprocal access agreement paves the way for Japanese forces to train on Philippine soil for the first ...

Japanese military patrol planes were closely approached by Chinese fighter jets after the simultaneous operation of two ...

Japan is expanding its missile capabilities and military presence near China as part of a strategic buildup. With concerns ...

Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to Japanese military aircraft in the Pacific as Chinese carriers Shandong and ...

Tokyo's defence minister said Friday it was "unacceptable" for China to blame Japan for close encounters between their military planes over the Pacific high seas last weekend. Nakatani said Friday ...

Tokyo said Thursday it had expressed "serious concerns" to Beijing after Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to a ...

A Chinese military Y-9 intelligence-gathering aircraft entered Japanese airspace in the territorial ... officials that are expected to touch on tensions in the South China Sea, a strategically ...

Japan and the European Union have announced a security and defence partnership, as they seek to step up military ties amid growing tensions with China, North Korea and Russia. “We live in a ...

Beijing has been ramping up its military presence in the region ... have become more frequent and have led to increased tensions in the area. In response, Japan has been making efforts to ...

Japan said it scrambled fighter jets on Monday after a Chinese military aircraft violated its airspace in a further escalation of regional tensions. The incident comes just weeks after the U.S ...

Meanwhile, strategic tension in the Pacific continues ... U.S. interests and military support while also considering the safety of Japanese citizens "to be able to successfully push back against ...

TOKYO >> Japan warned on Friday that China risked escalating tension with Taiwan with an increase in military exercises that appeared aimed in part at readying Beijing’s forces for a possible ...