Established in 1954, the JSDF comprises the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. They are controlled by the Ministry of Defense ...

The U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF) bilateral exercise “Iron Fist 26” will see approximately ...

Record-breaking snowfall has battered the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Aomori, prompting local authorities to request assistance from the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) to remove snow from ...

A self-defence class is helping those who have experienced abuse regain their confidence.

Japan fighter aircraft were scrambled 448 times in the last nine months – a 14 percent decrease from the same timeframe last ...

As part of this effort, Japan is buying standoff weapons like the U.S.-made AGM-158 JASSM, which can be deployed from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35s and F-15s. Additionally, in Jan.

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) have quietly stepped up their activities in the waters and skies near Taiwan, conducting special military exercises meant to show China how Japan could respond in a ...

A U.S. Air Force tiltrotor aircraft made a precautionary landing at a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base in central Japan last week, according to the service and Japanese officials. The CV-22 Osprey, ...

A record-high survey result reflects how the war in Ukraine and regional tensions have reshaped Japan’s once cautious ...

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force said Wednesday it will offer refueling support to South Korean military planes for the first time, as an aerobatic team will make stopovers at a base in Okinawa in ...