Growing military coordination between China, Russia and North Korea is heightening security risks for Japan, Tokyo said in ...

Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted growing risks from China, North Korea and ...

On July 29, 2026, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted its first live-fire Tomahawk launch from the destroyer JS ...

China remains Japan's largest trading partner, with over 13,000 Japanese companies operating in the country. Iwaya emphasized ...

Japan's new defence paper says the country must adapt to drone and AI warfare while boosting arms production. The shift signals a faster military modernisation drive as China, Russia and North Korea ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan needs to adapt to the new methods of warfare like drones and artificial intelligence used in Ukraine and ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China imposed new export controls Monday on 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to the country’s “remilitarization,” as tensions with Tokyo rise.

Japan is looking for opportunities to rebuild relations, but China has given its neighbor the cold shoulder. The tensions have spilled over into the economy — including a decrease in Chinese tourists ...

China firmly urges Japan to conscientiously and fully fulfill its duties and obligations under the Chemical Weapons ...

As China-Russia military coordination intensifies around Japan, the U.S.-Japan alliance must adapt to sustained military ...

Japan hosts 60,000 U.S. service members, covers 75% of basing costs, and is now co-producing AMRAAM and SM-3 weapons systems ...

China added 20 Japanese entities on Monday to its export control list for dual-use items, preventing Chinese ​firms from selling to them without prior approval, citing Tokyo's ambitions for ...