Japan’s military has been making its presence known ... A Japanese defense white paper in August highlighted the concerns over China in that changing security environment.

As Japan seeks to address growing concerns regarding Chinese military activities in the region, Tokyo's toolbox is limited by the vast volume of trade between the two Asian powers. Speaking to ...

The Japanese and Philippine officials "expressed serious concern over the dangerous and ... Jian said "the Asia-Pacific region does not need military blocs, let alone small groupings that ...

Japan’s military also is accused of forcing about ... get a better understanding of what is happening.” There is also concern about the potential impact of the legislation on Japan’s defense ...

Teru Hisato, a 91-year-old veteran who lost his right leg to a U.S. incendiary bomb in 1945 when he was guarding military supplies at a railway station in northern Japan, shares those concerns ...

Japan sees China’s rapid military buildup and its increasing ... show public opinion is divided on the plan. To address such concerns, the government is limiting exports of co-developed lethal ...

Yasuhiro Nakasone, conservative prime minister during the 1980s, brought vitality to issues of nationalism and security during his tenure and urged strengthening the SDF and Japanese military ...