The pay structure revision, originally slated for fiscal 2028, will now align with plans to bring forward revisions to ...

In a move that signals an expansion of the role of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) overseas, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet adopted two bills on Thursday that would expand the scope of Japanese ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed a reinterpretation of Japan’s postwar constitution to allow the military to use force alongside other national militaries, a right that postwar Japanese leaders ...

Recent developments in Japan’s national security policy under the Shinzo Abe government — including the November 2013 establishment of a National Security Council based on the US model, the ...

The “central pillar” in responding to sophisticated threats, Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura said, is for Japan to establish an integrated air and missile defense system.

China said Monday it has imposed sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces who serves as a political consultant for Taiwan's cabinet, amid ...

The Japanese government has worked out a draft bill on sending the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to Iraq even without the latter's agreement, said the leading Nihon Keizaion Wednesday. The bill authorizes ...

Japan plans to send two Ground Self-Defense Force personnel to Lithuania to teach Ukrainian soldiers how to remove land mines as part of its noncombat support for Kyiv, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani ...

While China is increasing military pressure on Taiwan following the controversial visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei, Japan is in a rush to prepare for a Taiwan contingency. Many ...

TOKYO — The Japanese government has decided to revive a program that encourages Self-Defense Forces pilots to switch to commercial airline companies, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. Private Japanese ...

In April 2020, Japan will establish the Space Domain Mission Unit (SDMU) within the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, with the unit dedicated to protecting satellites vital to national security. Although ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s timing was impeccable: July 1 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF), the de-fanged fighting force that has protected ...