Japan's first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its latest move ...

The F-15J is a variant of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle licensed to Japan. Though most of the fighters were identical to ...

The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a next-generation fighter jet and combat drones.

TOKYO--Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a ...

Japan is scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation with defense partners.

The Japanese aircraft carrier—in function, if not in name—will soon be ready to carry F-35B Lightning II fighter jets.

Japan lifts decades-long ban on lethal weapons exports, allowing fighter jets, missiles and warships sales under new defence ...

The skies over Okinawa are often perilous, with sudden squalls complicating air traffic over this subtropical Japanese outpost. In recent months, the treacherous airspace has gotten even busier, with ...

Beijing has been wary of Sanae Takaichi's efforts to boost Japan's military profile since taking office six months ago, ...

Japan is lifting restrictions in place since the blanket ban in the 1970s on the export of lethal arms. It now allows - under ...