Under the new budget, more than 970 billion yen ($6.2bn) is earmarked to enhance Japan’s “standoff” missile capabilities.

The draft budget is up 9.4 per cent from 2025 and marks the fourth year of Japan's ongoing five-year programme to double its ...

A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and questions about U.S. commitment. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Camp ...

While Japan's defence minister has condemned the protests, a governor says the US military presence places a huge burden on Okinawa Protests that disrupted a major Japan-US military exercise in ...

The government, under U.S. pressure for a military increase, pledged to achieve the 2% target by March, two years earlier ...