Now known as Hokkaido, the island of Ezo was its own republic for a blink in time.

Japan plans to replace the unique rank titles used by its Self-Defense Forces with internationally recognized military-style names such as general.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan's Ministry of Defense/AP) Japan is barreling forward with efforts to ...

May 28 (Reuters) - Japan's U.N. ambassador on Thursday dismissed as "ridiculous" Russia's criticism of its military buildup ...

Fueled by support from the United States, Japan has steadily rolled back its post-war pacifist restrictions and pressed ahead with military buildup, emerging as a major source of uncertainty for ...

The U.S. and Japan will hold two exercises in Japan in late June, Resolute Dragon 26 and the Japan segment of Valiant Shield 2026, according to releases by the Japanese military on Friday. Valiant ...

Northeast Asian neighbours signal closer security ties, but wartime history and Seoul-Beijing relations could stand in the ...

A shell exploded inside a tank during an exercise Tuesday at a Japanese army training area in southern Japan, killing three soldiers and injuring one, officials said. The deadly blast occurred when ...

Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi dismissed China's allegations of militarism, defended Tokyo's growing defence ...

TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - Japanese police arrested an 18-year-old soldier on Wednesday after he shot and killed two instructors and injured a third at a military firing range in central Japan, the ...