TOKYO -- Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the ...

Under the new budget, more than 970 billion yen ($6.2bn) is earmarked to enhance Japan’s “standoff” missile capabilities.

A record defence budget and an expanding missile and drone programme mark a decisive shift for Japan, as it clears path to ...

Japan's accelerating defence spending will likely lift Kawasaki Heavy Industries' related sales above its projection in the ...

Japan is taking a tougher stance against foreign drones as tensions escalate in East Asia's skies. With Chinese unmanned aircraft operating more frequently near its southwestern islands, the Japanese ...

Tokyo — President Trump in early March criticized what he characterized as a one-sided security alliance between the U.S. and Japan. Officials in Japan have heard these comments from Mr. Trump before, ...

China’s UAV activity is increasing rapidly in the airspace around the Nansei Islands in Japan’s southwest, part of the First Island Chain. Japan’s Defense Minister Nakatani Gen said last week that the ...

In 2024, the number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low for the ninth year in a row. With about 1.6 million deaths and 720,988 births, there were about two deaths for every new baby born.

Japan is deepening its military connections with Taiwan as it prepares for a US-led war against China. On Friday, Taiwan’s presidential cabinet, the Executive Yuan, announced that it had appointed ...

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, ...

The draft budget is up 9.4 per cent from 2025 and marks the fourth year of Japan's ongoing five-year programme to double its ...