Japan tracked four Chinese warships in a strait near Okinawa, a move that followed U.S.-Philippine military drills near a ...

Japan fighter aircraft were scrambled 448 times in the last nine months – a 14 percent decrease from the same timeframe last ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China’s growing threats by doubling annual arms spending. The goal comes as Tokyo’s ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force said it is building up defense capabilities to enhance deterrence and response.

Russia and China have regularly dispatched forces to waters and airspace around Japanese territory.

Chinese pilots made the fewest approaches toward Japanese airspace in more than a decade this spring and summer, even as Beijing increased its drone flights near Japan’s westernmost island, according ...

Japan often intercepts Chinese naval ships near its territorial waters when they pass through international straits.