U.S. Marines observed Japan’s only amphibious unit carry out a beach-landing drill this week as part of joint exercise, Iron ...

This year’s exercise takes place as Japan faces “the most severe security environment” since the end of World War II, Maj. Gen. Toshikatsu Musha, commander of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s ...

Originally struggling to achieve success in the China Burma India Theater, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress made its mark once tactics were changed and incendiaries were used. Originally operating out of ...

Against the backdrop of strained China-Japan relations, Japan, per media disclosures, continues to amplify claims of "Chinese military threats" rhetoric to justify fortifying armed positions on ...

Japan’s Defense Ministry has decided to beef up its air base on Iwoto island in response to China’s increasing military operations in the Pacific, multiple sources close to the ministry said.

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said that the Yonaguni unit will have medium-range surface-to-air missiles able to intercept incoming aircraft and missiles ...

YONAGUNI, Japan -- This tiny island on Japan's western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a hill. But the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Liaoning and Shandong were seen operating in separate areas of the Pacific Ocean over the weekend, the Japanese defence ministry ...

Japan has protested the targeting of its aircraft by Chinese shipborne fighter aircraft with their radars. The incidents occurred on 6 December, as the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning conducted ...

A former schoolteacher armed with a radio and a force of Solomon Islander scouts became one of World War II's most legendary coastwatchers, killing more than 50 Japanese soldiers and providing ...