Japan's Defense Ministry says Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of ...

The Defense Ministry plans to begin deploying fighter jets to Australia on a rotational basis as early as next fiscal year for joint exercises designed to counter a possible attack Down Under, sources ...

Tokyo, Dec. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry said Sunday that Chinese military aircraft intermittently locked its radar onto Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets twice over the high seas of the ...

The Defense Ministry is pursuing a policy to strengthen its capabilities, recognizing the growing importance of the space ...

The Air Self-Defense Force confirmed on Thursday that the remains recovered from a training plane crash last week were those of two crew members. The ASDF's T-4 training aircraft crashed near a lake ...

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force has come up with a new war plan in a culinary battle it is waging against its maritime counterpart. Despite its deep-fried chicken “karaage” recipe long failing to take ...

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Chief of Staff Shunji Izutsu offers his view on the renaming of the ASDF on Dec. 20, 2022. (Mainichi/Toshiaki Uchihashi) TOKYO -- A top Japan Air Self-Defense Force ...