Japan plans to expand the number of bases hosting advanced F-35A stealth fighter jets amid neighboring countries’ military activities and air power modernization efforts. Chitose Air Base on Hokkaido, ...

Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a press conference with Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles (not pictured) at the Ministry of Defence in Tokyo on December 7, 2025.

The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan and South Korea scramble fighter jets in response to China and Russia’s joint patrols Japan and South Korea separately ...

Japan's first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its latest move ...

Beijing has been wary of Sanae Takaichi's efforts to boost Japan's military profile since taking office six months ago, ...

TOKYO(AP) — Japan said Monday that Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though there was a safe distance between them, denying Beijing's accusation of interference and ...

Japan is scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to ...

TOKYO / MOSCOW >> Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese defense ministry said late today, amid rising tensions ...

TOKYO--Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a ...

Japan and South Korea separately scrambled warplanes after Russian and Chinese jets conducted joint patrols in the skies near the two countries amid intensifying tensions in the region. Chinese and ...