The fire follows the issuing of a dry weather advisory in southern Hiroshima after a long period without rain. Read more
Some of the funds were used by the defense contractor to wine and dine Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel, the Defense Ministry said. Read more
Hoping to create an environment where MSDF members can freely use the internet while at sea, the MSDF plans to introduce the Starlink service on its vessels. Read more
Contract documents did not spell out the amount of power needed for a full charge, resulting in 15 cases in which batteries were not properly charged. Read more
The first MSDF warship to transit the Taiwan Strait joined naval and air forces from Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and the U.S. for the exercises. Read more
Deployed at the MSDF’s Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, the Chokai will be the first Japanese Aegis destroyer equipped with a counterstrike capability. Read more
Engagement between the two partners is already paying dividends, including in terms of lessons for the future deployment of F-35Bs from MSDF carriers. Read more
Japan on Monday continued to search for seven missing crew members of two Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopters that are believed to have collided over waters hundreds of kilometers... Read more
Two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters crashed late Saturday during nighttime training off the Izu Islands in the Pacific Ocean, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said, killing at least on... Read more
Two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters appear to have crashed late Saturday during nighttime training off the Izu Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the Defense Ministry said, with seven cre... Read more
