Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two quasi-aircraft carriers.

Japan has been shifting its defense focus toward Southeast Asia over the past decades, a process that has accelerated under ...

Defense spending continues to climb worldwide, with governments pouring billions into modernizing their armed forces. Yet military strength cannot be measured by money alone. Factors such as manpower, ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi claimed on Friday that China is trying to expand its military capabilities in ...

President Donald Trump spoke to U.S. service members aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, Tuesday morning to promote his administration's "peace through ...

GT: Within China's multifaceted response - spanning diplomatic, economic and military domains - which specific measures have, ...

Japan is facing its highest number of bear attacks on record, prompting regional authorities to request help from the military and expand incentives for local hunters. Officials and media describe the ...

WSJ’s Jason Douglas explains why Sanae Takaichi is likely to hit it off with President Trump. Photo: Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters TOKYO—Sanae Takaichi was confirmed as Japan’s first female prime minister in ...

Declining fertility rates in South Korea, Japan, and China are making the countries think hard about how best to maintain their militaries.

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