The Japanese and British defense ministers first announced the deployment of Japanese aircraft and support personnel to NATO bases during the visit of the HMS Prince of Wales to Tokyo. Twice in the ...

Japan is deploying eight aircraft to bases in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Here, a pilot with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force simulates take-off procedures during a July 15 exercise at MCAS Iwakuni, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has cancelled plans to attend the NATO summit in the Hague this week, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday, scrapping his June ...

Japan’s fleet of F-15s features substantial firepower. Japan is dispatching its fleet of F-15 fighter jets to support NATO in an unprecedented mission dubbed Atlantic Eagles. This week, the highly ...

TOKYO -- "Rather than a simple call for military expansion, this probably reflects the issue of how allies respond financially to the burden felt by the United States." A senior Japanese Defense ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his New Zealand counterpart Judith Collins agreed Sunday to continue close comm ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday called for an early implementation of Japan's plan to increase defence ...

A former senior U.S. defense official said that while he supports a push for Japan to increase its defense spending, the ...

The Tu-95 that approached Japan's coast is a nuclear-capable strategic bomber, while the Su-35 is a multirole fighter aircraft that has also been used in Moscow's war in Ukraine.