Japan’s prime minister has inaugurated a panel tasked with reviewing her country’s security and defense policies as tensions with China, North Korea and Russia escalate in the region.

This photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber in the vicinity of Japanese airspace ...

Japan’s Defense Ministry is responding to a surge of bear attacks by sending its military to areas where such incidents are occurring regularly. Troops were deployed to the northern prefecture of ...

FILE - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech during their visit to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka ...

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan's Ministry of Defense/AP) Japan is barreling forward with efforts to ...

Just weeks into her tenure, Japan's conservative prime minister has escalated tensions with China by indicating that Chinese military action against Taiwan might trigger a Japanese armed response.

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan’s airspace, defense officials said ...