Japan regularly intercepts Russian forces near its territorial waters and airspace.

3rd Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) 1st Airborne Brigade paratroopers static line jump ...

Japan scrambled fighter jets to respond to Russian bombers, fighters and a surveillance plane at least four times this week ...

The U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF) bilateral exercise “Iron Fist 26” will see approximately ...

Japan's audit arm has criticized the United States for failing to deliver substantial military equipment purchased over five ...

Nearly 50 percent of Japanese think the country's Self-Defense Forces should stay at their current scale and capabilities, a government survey showed Friday, at a time when Tokyo plans to review ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan ...

A Vision 60 robodog operates alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops at Narashino Training Area outside Tokyo, Jan.

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force said Wednesday it will offer refueling support to South Korean military planes for the first time, as an aerobatic team will make stopovers at a base in Okinawa in ...

The ASDF said the refueling mission will involve a South Korean aerobatic team known as the Black Eagles, which will briefly ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s second Izumo-class helicopter carrier JS Kaga, whose bow has been modified to a rectangular shape to enable operations of the stealth F-35B fighter. Credit: ...

Japan's defense minister has called for stronger unity in the Indo-Pacific region to stand against unilateral attempts to ...