U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber sent over East China Sea and Sea of Japan in training with ASDF
The U.S. Air Force has sent a B-52 bomber over the East China Sea and Sea of Japan for a large-scale training mission involving 16 Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets, both countries' militaries said Friday. The mission, which took place a day earlier, was the ...
Once seen as invincible, Abe beset by scandal on two fronts as questions swirl
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now in a rare fifth year as leader, is battling scandals on two separate fronts as questions swirl about his ties to a nationalist school involved in a murky land deal and his defense minister faces calls to resign. The scandals, ...
54 SDF troops who took part in Indian Ocean, Iraq operations killed themselves: ministry
The ministry disclosed the figures, which cover Self-Defense Forces members deployed overseas on Iraq- and Afghanistan-related missions, during deliberations on bills to expand the scope of SDF operations overseas.
