Mitsubishi Heavy Industries President Seiji Izumisawa told Nikkei Asia that Japan's defense sector is undergoing rapid expansion in response to the country's national security initiatives, with ...

The Japanese Self-Defense Force on Wednesday began deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys at a newly opened permanent base in ...

Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, ...

Japan will export used destroyers to the Philippines, Reuters reported, citing Japan's Yomiuri newspaper on Sunday, to ...

Japan plans to outlay a total of 43 trillion yen (about 284 billion U.S. dollars) on national defense over the five years through fiscal 2027 and the government aims to collect an additional 1 ...

TOKYO -- Japan is rushing to expand exports of defense equipment under arms export rules eased a year ago, agreeing to supply Patriot missiles to the Tokyo seeks domestic industry expansion to cut ...

TOKYO, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government has pressed Japan to raise its defense spending to 3.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), a demand that will likely prompt Tokyo to cancel a ...

Eight Japanese companies, including leading manufacturers such as Fujitsu and NEC, participated for the first time since 2017, along with representatives from Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

TOKYO — Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China’s maritime ...

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to Manila saw the continued expansion of Japan-Philippines military cooperation. By Takahashi Kosuke November 03, 2023 ...

The Philippine Navy confirms the possible transfer of the naval assets, saying it’s sending a delegation to ‘conduct an ...

Cultivating a home-grown defense industry was a key plank of Japan’s 43 trillion yen ($275 billion) military build-up strategy launched in 2022 to counter escalating security threats from China ...