Officials say Japan’s air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft ...

A Self-Defence Force training aircraft crashed after taking off from a military base in central Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday, declining to elaborate further.

The bombers’ arrival for joint drills signals deterrence toward China and North Korea, despite local backlash after one ...

The aircraft is the first of 42 F-35B Lightning IIs that will be delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The Japanese F-35B BX-1 successfully completed its first test flight from Lockheed ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Survitec won a multi-year servicing contract from Sojitz Aerospace, on behalf of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), to service Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment (SEIE ...

On May 5, I wore my uniform at Warren Galkin’s funeral ... Gyoichi Arakawa of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. He ...

The Defense Ministry established the Joint Operations Command on March 24 to unify command of Japan’s Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces. Its primary goals are to accelerate initial ...

The manpower shortage comes as Japan continues to clash with China over their rival territorial claims, such as in the Diaoyu ...

Japan proposed a security strategy concept to the United States that could substantially expand the geographical area where the Self-Defense Forces may be deployed to counter potential threats ...