Japan plays a key role in containing China under the U.S. island chain strategy, which conceives three north-south defensive ...

Japan and the Philippines agreed this week to boost cooperation on weapons and military technology amid Chinese aggression in the East and South China seas. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and ...

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The country’s postwar Constitution is under scrutiny as Japan rebuilds its military, spooked by a rising China and other potential threats. By Hannah Beech Reporting from Hiroshima, Japan Nine nations ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan cautioned against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity stretching from its southwestern coasts to the Pacific, describing the moves in a new defense report Tuesday as the ...

TOKYO — Japan raised strong caution against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity in extensive areas from its southwestern coasts to the Pacific, describing the moves as the biggest ...

In this photo provided by Japan’s Ministry of Defense, a Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber, center, is seen close to a YS-11EB electronic-intelligence aircraft, partly seen at left, of the Japan Air ...

A rendering of a hypersonic missile in flight. Credit: Anelo/Shutterstock. Japan’s defensive stance to integrate hypersonic missiles into its defence strategy is aimed at maintaining military balance ...

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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, ...