“We will consider dropping relief supplies to protect the lives of disaster victims as an option in an emergency, although for safety reasons, the places where drops can be made are limited,” said ...

The Japanese missile can evade defenses by traveling at more than five times the speed of sound and maneuvering within the atmosphere.

This combined photo shows Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, left, (Kyodo) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Getty/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States are arranging a ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are expected to reaffirm the importance of strengthening the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S ...

The Japanese and U.S. governments are coordinating to hold a meeting between their defense chiefs in Tokyo as early as late March, it was learned Wednesday. Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S ...

Japan and the United States are arranging a late March meeting in Japan between Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to strengthen cooperation and discuss strategies ...

The exchange was held to follow up on a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Trump at the White House on Feb 7, where the two agreed to pursue a "new golden age" of bilateral ...

TOKYO -- Japan will send a Mogami-class warship on a trip to Australia, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday, as Tokyo markets its finalist among the candidates for Canberra's ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday. Nakatani presented ministry and Self-Defense Forces data highlighting a sharp increase in Chinese warship activity in the Pacific Ocean and the ...