A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy ...

Japan on December 26 approved $58 billion (9.04 trillion yen) defense budget for fiscal year 2026, as Tokyo faces growing ...

In the final weeks of WWII, an American submarine launched one of the strangest attacks of the entire war. After hammering the Japanese coast with rockets and torpedoes, the crew noticed something ...

Japan has imposed strict sanctions on Kawasaki Heavy Industries after confirming that the company falsified submarine engine ...

Japan's Defense Ministry says it has disciplined 11 Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel with suspensions or pay cuts after they were found to have received personal items unrelated to their duties ...

Japan's Defense Ministry said it will ban Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd from bidding on contracts for 2.5 months as the company reported it had falsified fuel efficiency performance tests for ...

Faced with maritime threats, the Philippines is exploring the acquisition of a submarine or two from South Korean giant Hanwha Ocean.

China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of Beijing's largest-ever war games ...

Yet there’s good reason why the Defiant, when it’s laid down in 2030, will be the first new American battleship in more than ...

China fired rockets toward Taiwan on Tuesday and deployed new amphibious assault ships alongside bomber aircraft and warships ...

Ukraine has dismissed claims by Moscow that it was behind an attempted drone strike on President Vladimir Putin's residence ...