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Japan, U.S., Australia, Philippine defense chiefs to meet in May
TOKYO – Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara is set to hold a meeting with his counterparts from the…
Japan wants a stronger military but where will it find the troops?
After 75 years of peace, Japan is facing immense challenges in its rush to build a more formidable…
NATO Deepens Cyber Coalition With Asian Partners
NATO countries wrapped up one their signature cybersecurity exercises in Estonia this week, welcoming South Korea and Japan…
North Korea Claims It Successfully Put Spy Satellite Into Orbit
North Korea claimed Wednesday to have successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt…
US, Japan Navies Stage Aircraft Carrier Meetup in Western Pacific
Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers joined up with a Japanese helicopter-destroyer for an exercise in the Philippine Sea…
Japan Delivers Radar to Philippines Amid Tension in South China Sea
The Philippines has received a surveillance radar system from Japan as part of the first major equipment transfer…
US, South Korea and Japan Hold First-Ever Trilateral Aerial Exercise
The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to…
Italy Air Force Hauls an F-35 Contingent to Japan for First-Ever Drill
As Italy gets down to work with Japan on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) with the aim…
Japanese F-35s to Make Inaugural Deployment to Australia
Japan will send its fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighters overseas for the first time later this month to take…
Biden Brokers New Defense Commitments Between Japan, South Korea
U.S. President Joe Biden brokered a series of trilateral defense initiatives with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and…