North Korea on Friday lambasted Japan for describing it as an "urgent threat" in this year's defense white paper, calling it ...

Officials in Tokyo released their Defense of Japan 2025 white paper this week with findings the international community is ...

High-ranking officials of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to continued ...

TOKYO -- Japan cautioned against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity stretching from its southwestern coasts to ...

TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for ...

Japan’s new national security strategy and related defense plans herald a major military modernization effort in response to perceived threats in Northeast Asia, particularly China.

While Japan wants to demonstrate that it is a potent military force in its own right, it does not want to antagonize China, an important trade partner, or spook neighbors in Southeast Asia that ...

Japan’s plan to ramp up military spending, explained. US officials are sold on Japan’s new military posture. Japan’s public might not be.

The Japan Self-Defense Forces, established in 1954, ranks as the world’s fourth most-powerful military in conventional capabilities, with the eighth-largest military budget.

Japan's defence ministry has asked for a 3.6% rise in spending to 5.6 trillion yen ($37.67 billion) for the next fiscal year starting in April, as Kishida's government seeks to build up military ...

Japan's Defense Ministry has asked for an unprecedented budget of 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) for the upcoming financial year as the nation faces growing military threats from China.

Japan’s defense ministry requests nearly 12% budget increase to bolster military strength. Tokyo’s $52.5bn request for the 2024 fiscal year marks the second year of a rapid military buildup ...