The U.S. and Japan will hold two exercises in Japan in late June, Resolute Dragon 26 and the Japan segment of Valiant Shield 2026, according to releases by the Japanese military on Friday. Valiant Shield see the deployment of the containerized Typhon missile system in Japan and in contrast to last year’s deployment,

Japan plans to replace the unique rank titles used by its Self-Defense Forces with internationally recognized military-style names such as general.

The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) have pursued a number of doctrinal changes intended to improve their offensive posture—raising questions about their adherence to the country’s pacifist constitution. Japan’s post-World War II constitution ...

Japan’s decision to send combat troops to the Philippines for the first time since World War II and participate in a ship-sinking drill in the South China Sea this week underscores Tokyo’s rising willingness to project military power on China’s doorstep.

A Mid-Range Capability Launcher arrives in Northern Luzon, Philippines, in 2024. (Capt. Ryan DeBooy/U.S. Army) TOKYO — The U.S. Army revealed Monday its mid-range missile system, Typhon, at one of its bases in Japan for the first time as the two allies ...

Imperial Japan entered the Pacific War with a dangerous belief about American soldiers. Many Japanese officers assumed Americans were materially strong but spiritually weak: a wealthy industrial people unlikely to endure hunger, jungle disease, night ...

Four soldiers from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces will be deployed to NATO’s Ukraine mission in Wiesbaden, Germany.

The Philippines and Japan agreed on Thursday to negotiate an intelligence sharing agreement, as the two nations draw closer under the increasing shadow of China's naval ambitions.