In spite of the DEW weapons’ promise, they are still years away from completion—while China is prepared to make war in the Indo-Pacific almost immediately.

Nobel laureate Nihon Hidankyo reportedly sent a letter of protest to the US embassy in Japan after Trump said on Thursday that he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing to equal China and Russia.

The three principles guiding defence equipment exports and broader security tenets are expected to be updated.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has welcomed Japan's commitment to accelerate its military buildup and defense spending

The new enthusiasm marks a sea change from when there was a stigma to Japan arming up. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan has secured its biggest arms export deal ever through its new Mogami-class frigate. The $6.5 billion sale will see Australia acquiring 11 of the stealth warships. It's a major step forward for Japan's revision of its post-World War II ban on arms ...

A UN General Assembly committee that deals with disarmament has adopted a resolution to keep nuclear weapon systems under human control in a bid to prevent artificial intelligence from using the weapons in an unintended way.

TOKYOTOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet OK’d a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets to other countries on Tuesday, its latest step away from the pacifist principles the country adopted at the end of World War II. The controversial decision to allow ...

Japanese companies have, little by little, been cracking the door open to more defense exports. A new political coalition is now poised to kick it all the way down.