Japan launched its new Joint Operations Command on Monday to better integrate all three branches of its Self-Defense Forces.

Japan proposed a security strategy concept to the United States that could substantially expand the geographical area where ...

The Maritime Transport Group was launched on March 24 as a unit jointly run by the Ground, Maritime and Air Self Defense ...

Japan's Self-Defense Forces have held a ceremony to mark the formation of a maritime transport unit for swiftly deploying ...

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry said Thursday that the Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets a total of 704 times in response to possible airspace violations in ...

Japan's Defence Minister Gen Nakatani on Sunday expressed commitment to enhancing the transport capabilities of the ...

Japan will dispatch a Self-Defense Forces airplane carrying medicines and medical equipment to Myanmar, Defense Minister Gen ...

Japan on Monday formally established a permanent ... Kenichiro Nagumo, who was previously vice chief of staff for the SDF’s Joint Staff Office. “Our country is now facing the most severe ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled jets 704 times in fiscal 2024 for foreign aircraft, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday, with the figure rising as China steps up drone and other ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government established a new joint operations command Monday to oversee the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, aiming to ensure readiness and greater ...

Ridiculously overdue, but a significant step to the JSDF turning purple and becoming a functioning counterpart when U.S. Forces Japan upgrades to a joint force headquarters. Japan is not far from ...

In the spring of 2009, Japan's defense minister implemented these new rules of engagement by giving the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) commander final discretion to respond to the North Korean missile ...