Japan’s GDP Growth Imperils 2% Defense Spending Target
The growth of Japan’s GDP may sound like good news for the country, but it also means it will have to pay more to reach its ...
Japan MSDF helicopters that crashed last year brought ashore
Two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters that crashed and sank in the Pacific Ocean last year have been brought ashore. Several bodies were reportedly found in the wreckage salvaged earlier ...
WATCH: One of the oldest ships in Royal Navy HMS Ledbury sails from Portsmouth after hosting Japanese military
One of the oldest ships in the Royal Navy fleet sailed from Portsmouth today in the Spring sunshine. HMS Ledbury, a ...
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The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep
Rear Adm. Takuhiro Hiragi, commander of Fleet Air Wing 5 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, says his group’s mission ...
Kyodo News on MSN17h
Japan MSDF frigate makes port call in Australia amid contract bid
A Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate has made a port call in Western Australia as Japan bids for a contract to build ...
India-Japan Joint Military Exercise ‘Dharma Guardian 2025’ Concludes Successfully Amid Rising Indo-Pacific Tensions
The 6th edition of Exercise Dharma Guardian, the annual military exercise between India and Japan, successfully concluded on ...
The Diplomat1d
Japan Appoints First Chief of New Joint Operations Command
At a Cabinet meeting on March 11, the Japanese government appointed Lieutenant General Nagumo Kenichiro, vice chief of staff ...
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Marines expand F-35B’s presence in Japan, marking new phase for fighter operations
A third Marine Corps squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, marking the latest ...
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A Plea for Justice for Japan’s So-Called Comfort Women
Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World War II. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from ...
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Japan Engineer District stands up new Okinawa DLA Facility
The new DLA Compound stands inside Kadena Airbase's Chibana Compound Compound in Okinawa, Japan. (Photo Credit: Charlie Maib) ...
Donald Trump Questions Why US Protects Japan
The Trump administration has stated it wants Taiwan to spend 10 percent of its GDP and for Japan to spend 3 percent of its ...
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Military growth stresses Japanese island’s locals
Japan and its ally, the United States, hold joint military exercises here. Plans are underway to add a new missile unit and expand a small airport and port. All of the buildup has cemented the ...