Japan’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that both Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEV) planned for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) have already been laid
Japanese troops will set foot on Philippine soil for the first time since World War II to take part in the largest joint drills between
On March 23, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) formally disbanded its long-standing “Fleet Escort Force” (護衛艦隊) and established a new “Fleet Surface Force” (水上艦隊),
The Japanese government on Wednesday officially turned over five coastal radar systems to the Philippines as part of efforts to bolster Manila’s maritime domain awareness
The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on December 26 approved $58 billion (9.04 trillion yen) defense spending for fiscal year 2026, as Tokyo
In December 2025, Japan responded in an unusual manner to activities conducted by Chinese Navy vessels in waters near Japan: JASDF F-2 fighters were observed
On 19th December, the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) of the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced the development for the land-based variant of the
The Japanese Defense Ministry has announced that Chinese J-15 fighter aircraft took off from China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier near the southern island of Okinawa and
On November 28, the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved 847.2 billion yen ($5.4 billion) defense spending in the fiscal 2025 supplementary budget
Japan’s new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has publicly called for Tokyo to consider acquiring nuclear-powered submarines (SSN), marking what would be a significant strategic shift
