Japan is to accelerate its military build-up after a conservative won a key election in Okinawa. Backed by prime minister ...

Chinese scholars say Tokyo's security expansion and US ties could trigger regional instability Chinese panellists and experts at the Xiangshan Forum have warned against Japan's remilitarisation amid ...

U.S., Japanese and Australian forces are integrating long-range rocket fires with maneuver, logistics and command systems during Orient Shield 26, which began at Camp Higashi-Chitose with about 3,700 ...

Gallatin AI’s Navigator helped the US Army’s 11th Airborne Division forecast supply needs and assess logistics risks during ...

EADaily, August 24th, 2026. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces will be reorganized, the authorities are working to strengthen security in a "harsh and difficult environment." This was stated by Japanese ...

FILE PHOTO: Loitering munition system of Helsing is displayed as the German army Bundeswehr establishes Artillery Battalion 215 for the 21st Armored Brigade in Augustdorf, Germany, October 7, 2025.

May 17 (Asia Today) --Japan plans to replace the unique rank titles used by its Self-Defense Forces with internationally recognized military-style names such as general, colonel and captain, according ...

Editor’s note: This story has been edited to add a Defense Health Agency statement clarifying that the change is temporary. Families of soldiers assigned to the home of U.S. Army Japan near Tokyo must ...

Japan’s transformation into a militarized state did not happen in a single coup or sudden revolution. Political parties, civilian leaders, business interests, ultranationalists, and increasingly ...

The ongoing exercise showcases Japan’s growing military capabilities.

It is true that two sparks make a flame. The Philippines and Japan recently welcomed a mutual defense pact: the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement ...