A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy ...

North Korea on Tuesday bristled at Japan's allocation of its biggest-ever annual defense budget this year, accusing Tokyo of ...

Japan is facing its most complex security environment in generations, pointing to Russia, China, North Korea and uncertainty ...

Japan on December 26 approved $58 billion (9.04 trillion yen) defense budget for fiscal year 2026, as Tokyo faces growing ...

Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China's growing ...

Japanese forces tracked Chinese ships and aircraft transiting through Japan’s southwest region during the same period, while ...

The draft defense budget sets a new spending record for the 12th straight year amid mounting regional threats and U.S.

In keeping with Japan’s ongoing military buildup, lawmakers approved a budget for 2026 that for the first time exceeds 9 ...

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, ...

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming fiscal ...

Cabinet approves draft initial state budget of $783 billion for fiscal year starting next April, largest in country’s history ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the ...