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

The Self-Defense Forces will dispatch about 150 personnel and a warship to the multidomain Balikatan exercises, which begin ...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force’s electromagnetic cannon enters a new phase of development aimed at real-world deployment ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TOKYO, March 24 (KUNA) - Japan, on Monday, established the Joint Operations Command for the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) that directs the operations of the Ground ...

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who has deep expertise in SDF joint operations, leads the permanent body. The move is part of Japan's ongoing efforts to significantly beef up its defense capabilities amid a ...