TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The US military said on Friday it will ban vehicles made by Chinese EV maker BYD from an air base ...

TOKYO — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan on Sunday an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in ...

Japanese citizens rally outside the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, on October 21, 2026, holding placards reading "Stop ...

The US and Japan kicked off their biennial Keen Sword military exercise on Monday, one of the largest joint drills between ...

About 45,000 Japanese troops and 12,000 American service members are participating in the biennial Keen Sword 27.

Japan is to accelerate its military build-up after a conservative won a key election in Okinawa. Backed by prime minister Sanae Takaichi 's government, Genta Koja unseated the two-term incumbent Denny ...

The United States and Japan are consolidating themselves as military partners and mobilized about 56,000 personnel and a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Japan Ground Self Defense Force's Type 19 155 mm self-propelled howitzer fires during an annual training session near Mount Fuji ...

Japan wants to sell air defense, maritime surveillance and counter-drone systems to the Philippines amid its push to bolster forces in the South China Sea and Luzon Strait.  The proposed sale of ...

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Staffing shortages at a U.S. Navy clinic in southwestern Japan are limiting appointments for Defense Department civilians, raising concerns about access to ongoing medical care and prescriptions.

TOKYO — The violation of Japan’s airspace by a Chinese military plane is “completely unacceptable,” the Japanese government’s top spokesperson said Tuesday, a day after Japan scrambled its military in ...