Outside of the mainland, the US military has fighter jets permanently deployed in Japan, South Korea, and Hawaii, although ...

Japan says it is still a peaceful nation and the buildup is necessary for a more self-reliant military that can better deter ...

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

Four F-35B Lightning II fighter jets conducted flight operations on the JS Kaga, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s largest multirole cruiser. Despite the cruiser designation, the JS Kaga can ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — U.S. Forces Japan has denied Okinawa prefecture’s requests to test for so-called “forever chemicals” at three U.S. military bases, citing insufficient evidence that the ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — U.S. Forces Japan has acknowledged that military police on patrol on an Okinawa street made a “mistake” when they aggressively detained a U.S. civilian last month in an incident ...

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