Japan’s prime minister has inaugurated a panel tasked with reviewing her country’s security and defense policies as tensions ...

The Japanese army’s highest operational command will focus on remote southwestern islands near Taiwan for the first time in ...

That’s the anniversary of the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, when China’s Qing Empire surrendered to Imperial Japan after the ...

In another move that shows the revival of Japanese militarism, the Japanese government reportedly is moving closer toward ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech during their visit to ...

Japan is exploring unconventional approaches to military technology, as its Defense Minister met with ...

Japan’s Defense Ministry is responding to a surge of bear attacks by sending its military to areas where such incidents are occurring regularly. Troops were deployed to the northern prefecture of ...

In the Pacific War, Japanese commanders expected American troops to be well equipped but vulnerable to exhaustion, night ...

TOKYO -- Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China's growing threats by doubling annual arms spending. The goal comes as Tokyo's ...