The region — and Japan — remain “critical” to Britain’s interests, Ambassador Julia Longbottom told The Japan Times. Read more
U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said deploying the unit that hosts the missile system had been discussed during her visit to Japan last month. Read more
The move came just days after Japan strongly protested the first entry into its airspace by a Chinese military aircraft. Read more
The request by the Defense Ministry is expected to send a clear message to both its allies and adversaries. Read more
Officials are grappling with the rationale for and response to the entry into Japanese airspace off Nagasaki Prefecture. Read more
The ministry said one of the Chinese military’s Y-9 intelligence-gathering planes had briefly entered Japanese territory near the Danjo Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. 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
Developments in the Indo-Pacific, both economic and geopolitical, have direct implications for the security and prosperity of Germany, Vice Adm. Jan Christian Kaack says. Read more
The Maritime Self-Defense Force has sent an ocean observation ship to trawl the seafloor for the remains of two MSDF helicopters that were thought to have collided over waters hundreds of ki... 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
