The top U.S. general restated Washington's "ironclad commitment" to the security of Japan on Friday amid regional tensions over North Korea, telling his counterpart in Tokyo that "an attack on one is an attack on both of us." Fears about North Korea's missile and nuclear ...
A U.S. MV-22 Osprey took part Friday in a joint exercise in Hokkaido between the Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps. The tilt-rotor transport aircraft joined the exercise amid local opposition spurred by the central government's decision to retract its request for the ...
While some experts differ regarding the technical capability to shoot down a North Korean missile flying toward Guam, all agree the SDF is not legally allowed to do so.
The government said Tuesday that U.S. military Osprey will take part in an ongoing defense exercise in Hokkaido later this week, giving the green light to a plan that was halted following the fatal crash of one of the aircraft off Australia. Up to six ...
The Defense Ministry is actively searching for technologies developed by small and medium-size domestic firms to use in equipment for the Self-Defense Forces, according to ministry documents obtained by Kyodo News. The ministry has traditionally looked to major manufacturers for domestically produced SDF equipment. But ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he has “no plan” to grant the Self-Defense Forces permission to develop the ability to strike overseas targets.
Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, will visit Japan, China and South Korea in mid-August, U.S. government sources said on Friday. In talks with Japanese and South Korean officials, the top U.S. general will discuss ways to strengthen security cooperation ...
Myanmar's visiting military chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has asked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to ensure the Self-Defense Forces continue to provide "capacity-building assistance" to Myanmar's national forces. During a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday, Abe expressed hope that stability and ...
The U.S. Navy has suspended search operations for a missing sailor believed to have fallen overboard Tuesday from a ship in the South China Sea. The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet said in a statement Friday that after searching for the sailor, Lt. Steven Hopkins, assigned ...
Japan and the United States are considering operating the U.S. military's Osprey aircraft at night as part of an upcoming joint exercise planned in Hokkaido, an official of the Ground Self-Defense Force said Wednesday. The exercise involving GSDF members and U.S. Marines is planned between ...
At her resignation ceremony, Tomomi Inada calls for an “open” Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces but does not apologize for the cover-up scandal that brought her down.
U.S. strategic bombers flying from Guam linked up with Japanese and South Korean fighter jets Sunday in a display of the allies' ability to project "overwhelming force" after North Korea's second successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The U.S. Pacific Air Forces said that ...
