Type-03 medium-range surface-to-air guided missiles are expected to be stationed at Camp Yonaguni during fiscal 2030, Japan’s defense minister said.

US Japan base negotiations ahead of the 2026 cost-sharing deadline will shape force posture, Okinawa realignment, and daily life for US troops and families amid rising regional security pressures.

The United States and Japan have increased their exercises in response to joint Sino-Russian exercises in recent weeks.

This year’s exercise takes place as Japan faces “the most severe security environment” since the end of World War II, Maj. Gen. Toshikatsu Musha, commander of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, told reporters after the ceremony.

TOKYO -- Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles in fiscal 2030 on Yonaguni -- an island about 110 kilometers from Taiwan -- Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said in a news conference Tuesday.

Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded a contract worth JPY123.5 billion (USD805 million) to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Melco) to develop and build

Japanese micro-satellite firm Axelspace has been contracted for optical imagery data under the Ministry of Defense’s satellite initiative.

The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) have pursued a number of doctrinal changes intended to improve their offensive posture—raising questions about their adherence to the country’s pacifist constitution.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s Cabinet approved a record $58-billion defense budget, a dramatic shift from its postwar pacifist constitution toward military expansion. Prime Minister Takaichi ...