Japan’s launch of a permanent Joint Operations Command clearly signals a stronger offensive capacity and deeper defence ties ...

Tokyo's reported plans to upgrade counterstrike missiles on strategic Kyushu by next year are not expected to derail ...

Japan is reportedly considering deploying long-range missiles on its southernmost island, putting North Korea and Chinese ...

"Once missile deployments are completed, Japan will have greater military leverage in the region, potentially affecting China's national security interests. From a geopolitical perspective ...

Even as China offers itself to nations like Japan as a more reliable partner, its ships are pushing into their neighborhoods ...

The United States is arming major Pacific allies and partners—Australia, Japan, and Taiwan—with anti-ships missiles as ...

“Thus, Japan’s missiles are for limited counterstrike purposes only after North Korea or China uses their missiles for offensive strikes against Japan,” Sato said. Timothy Heath, a senior ...

"Thus, Japan's missiles are for limited counterstrike purposes only after North Korea or China uses their missiles for offensive strikes against Japan," Sato said. Heath said the Type-12 surface ...

Japan is enhancing its standoff defense capabilities to eliminate any enemy forces at a distance and at an early stage.

The US Army’s Typhon missile system, stationed in the Philippines since early 2024, is equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged anti-ship missile deployments, increased military training and defense industrial ...