China’s new air defense identification zone in the East China Sea further asserts its territorial claims over disputed islands but isn’t expected to immediately spark confrontations with foreign aircraft. Yet the move fits a pattern of putting teeth behind China’s claims and could potentially ...
Japanese and South Korean vice defense ministers agreed Wednesday to step up cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats and also discussed Tokyo’s drive to revise long-followed defense policies. “It’s the first meeting in a while,” Vice Defense Minister Masanori Nishi ...
Japan’s observation last month of Chinese live-fire military exercises in the Western Pacific, criticized by Beijing, was in line with standard military practice, the top U.S. commander in the Asia-Pacific region said Tuesday. “It was not an abnormal operation, an abnormal event to have ...
The Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets Friday after a Russian patrol plane flew over the Sea of Japan, the Defense Ministry said. There was no violation of Japanese airspace by the IL-20 patrol plane, it said. The incident came ahead of a meeting ...
Addressing Ground Self-Defense Force troops, Prime Minister Abe issues a fresh warning to China about asserting control over Japanese islets and vows to protect the status quo.
Japan plans to more than quadruple its defense attaches in Africa to nine from two in fiscal 2014 to expand its coverage to nine countries on the continent. The Defense Ministry wants to strengthen its military intelligence on Africa after a hostage crisis at ...
In contrast to neighboring countries, former U.S. National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair welcomes the efforts by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to reinterpret the pacifist Constitution and bolster the nation’s defense capabilities, saying Japan needs to adapt itself to the changing security landscape of the ...
Japan has approved the sale of engine parts for use by the British Royal Navy, saying it would not violate arms exports by Tokyo, press reports said Monday. The gas turbine parts manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries will be produced for Rolls-Royce which will ...
The diplomacy and defense chiefs of Japan and the United States agree to revise a defense cooperation guideline by the end of 2014 so their security alliance will reflect the increasingly severe situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada on Thursday officially endorsed the installation of an advanced U.S. military radar site in his prefecture, paving the way for the first American military facility to be installed in the Kinki region. The X-band radar to be set up on ...
The Syrian crisis over the past few weeks has thrust President Barack Obama into a role in which at times he has seemed uneasy: that of commander in chief. The prospect of an attack to punish Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons exposed the ...
U.S. President Barack Obama's weeks of fumbling during the Syrian crisis may create dangerous uncertainties for Japan during the rest of his presidency.
