Japan to designate 16 airports and ports for defense use
The government plans to designate five airports and 11 ports in the country as facilities that can be used by the Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard in ordinary …
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Kishida vows to strengthen Japan’s deterrence capabilities
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Saturday to enhance his country’s defense capabilities in an increasingly severe security environment, during a speech at the graduation ceremony for the National Defense Academy …
Japan GSDF resumes Osprey flights near Tokyo after fatal U.S. crash
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force resumed Thursday flights of its Ospreys near Tokyo, almost four months after suspending them due to a deadly crash of a U.S. military Osprey off a …
GSDF probe fails to identify cause of deadly helicopter crash
The Ground Self-Defense Force has failed to identify the cause of last year’s deadly helicopter crash off Okinawa Prefecture’s Miyako Island in an investigative report on the incident, Defense Ministry …
SDF chief of staff returns to work
Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida, the top uniformed officer of the Self-Defense Forces’ Joint Staff, Monday returned to his official duties for the first time in about a month after taking a …
Japanese fighter jets, U.S. bombers train over Sea of Japan and East China Sea
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force said Saturday that it conducted joint training with two U.S. Air Force B-52 heavy bombers over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea a day …
Philippines eyes hosting ‘two-plus-two’ security talks with Japan this year
Manila – The Philippines and Japan may hold the second round of their so-called two-plus-two security dialogue later this year in Manila, Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said Friday, as …
Japan SDF to soften hairstyle rules as recruit shortage worsens
The Defense Ministry will allow Self-Defense Forces recruits to have longer hair from April this year as it aims to make the armed services more attractive to young people. The …
Japan and Germany sign military supply-sharing pact
Japan and Germany on Monday concluded a military pact to facilitate exchanges of supplies and logistical support as the two countries aim to strengthen their defense ties in the face …
Japan, U.S. agree on AI research for drones to assist new fighter jet
Japan and the United States have recently agreed to begin joint research on artificial intelligence in the hope of using the technology for drones that would work in tandem with …