The government decided Monday to move up a planned overhaul of the pay structure for Self-Defense Forces personnel to fiscal 2027, a year earlier than scheduled, as it seeks to address chronic ...

Members of the Chinese military hold flags during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025.

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Monday to move up a planned overhaul of the pay structure for Self-Defense Forces personnel to fiscal 2027, a year earlier than scheduled, ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday dismissed China's ...

Beijing, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)--The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Japanese Self Defense Force's Joint Staff who currently ...

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 ...

China's Foreign Ministry announced sanctions on Monday against a former top officer of Japan's Self-Defense Forces, claiming he openly colluded with Taiwan independence forces. The ministry also ...

BEIJING, Dec 15 (KUNA) -- China announced on Monday that it sanctioned former Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) chief Shigeru Iwasaki over what it deemed as violation of the one-China policy ...

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BEIJING, Dec 15 (KUNA) -- China announced on Monday that it sanctioned former Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) chief Shigeru Iwasaki over what it deemed as ...

Tensions between Japan and China escalated sharply over the weekend after Chinese fighter jets twice locked their targeting radar on Japan's Air Self-Defense Force aircraft southeast of Okinawa. The ...