The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan's Ministry of Defense/AP) Japan is barreling forward with efforts to ...

Amid rising nationalism, Japan is accelerating its military buildup. Troublingly, as Japan abandons its postwar pacifism, its ...

Japan has taken steps to revitalize its flagging defense industry. Much remains to be accomplished before it can reach the goal of building a vibrant domestic defense industrial base. A photo of the ...

A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and questions about U.S. commitment. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Camp ...

Eighty years have passed since Japan’s surrender ended the second world war. But the way Japan thinks about its wartime history is changing at pace. This is coinciding with a political shift that ...