It will be implemented in fiscal 2026 and is expected to alleviate concerns about post-retirement life, as well as help reduce young people’s reluctance toward joining the SDFs, where there is ...

Osaka prefectural police have arrested a 25-year-old Self-Defense Force member on suspicion of public indecency for exposing his lower body at an apartment complex in Osaka. According to police, the ...

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 ...

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, ...

ANKARA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria appear to have no intention of honouring a commitment to integrate into the state's armed forces by a year-end deadline, ...

Imagine hundreds if not thousands of enemy missiles and artificial intelligence-enabled drones speeding toward your country, some at hypersonic speeds, capable of overwhelming your air defenses. For ...

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.

Shigeru Iwasaki, a former top uniformed officer of Japan's Self-Defense Forces. (Kyodo) BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China said Monday it has imposed sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Joint ...

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 ...

(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 ...