Japan and Indonesia have pledged to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister amid ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen ...

Indonesia’s government says it has agreed with Japan to resume talks on the joint development of naval vessels that have ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was in Malaysia and met with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Friday to strengthen defense ...

The Japanese Cabinet has approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget plan for 2025 as Japan accelerates ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) viewed during sea-trials off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: U.S. Marine ...

the ratio of those who either “support” or “rather support” the idea of heightened Japanese defense topped 60 percent. Ten percent either “oppose” or “rather oppose” Japan ...

“I think on a lot of things, Japan was ready to go,” said Mr. Emanuel, referring to a recent cascade of bold revisions to the country’s defense policy. In the past three years, Japan has ...

FILE - This photo shows an exterior view of the Defense Ministry of Japan with its sign at the main entrance in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File) TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese ...

TOKYO -- Japanese defense manufacturers are cautiously optimistic about 2025, having scored some of the Tokyo market's biggest gains in 2024. The CEOs of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), IHI and ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved the country’s largest-ever defense budget for the coming fiscal year, keeping with its plan for defense budget increases until fiscal 2027.