Japan rejected a U.S. assessment that its stance on how it might react to a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan marked a "significant shift" on Thursday, an issue that could

Japan understands that it cannot equal China’s economic heft in the Pacific. Instead, Tokyo has sought to deepen defense cooperation.

Military tensions are increasing between China and Japan. Investors should take note. It can become a rare earth story. Over the weekend, Chinese J-15 fighter jets locked onto Japanese F-15s, The Wall Street Journal reported. The aircraft were southeast of ...

HONG KONG — China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. Taiwan said ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday that Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though there was a safe distance between them, denying Beijing’s accusation of interference and renewing its protest over the incident. “The Self ...

Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft in two “dangerous” incidents near Japan’s Okinawa islands, an account Beijing disputed. “These radar illuminations are a dangerous act that went ...

Chinese coast guard vessels entered waters Japan claim’s around the disputed Senkaku Islands while chasing a Japanese fishing boat.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s Cabinet approved a record $58-billion defense budget, a dramatic shift from its postwar pacifist constitution toward military expansion. Prime Minister Takaichi ...