Taiwan aims to involve a range of people, including taxi drivers and security guards, to respond to emergencies.

A fleet of Chinese naval and Coast Guard ships transited a strait in Japan's southwestern waters in December last year.

Analysts say the move could be part of China's strategy 'to take Taiwan without a fight' and a Miyako Strait blockade would ...

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

Japan’s cabinet approved a new $55.13 billion defense budget on Friday, marking the 13th consecutive year that Tokyo has ...

Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare, as the ...

It is good that Japan’s relations with South Korea could continue following Yoon’s ousting. However, because of his short-lived declaration of martial law, Yoon, as well as the subsequent acting ...

Russia and Japan have never signed an official peace treaty to end the second world war because of a dispute over the Kuril Islands. The Soviet army seized the Kurils at the end of the war in 1945 and ...

For the 11th year in a row, the budget draft set a new record for national defense spending as Japan continues to pursue its ...

Japan aims to eventually double its annual military spending to around 10 trillion yen ($63 billion), making it the world’s No. 3 military spender after the United States and China. As part of ...

China has launched ... amphibious assault ships and Japan’s Izumo-class helicopter carriers, which are being converted to carry the F-35B. Carl Schuster, a military analyst and former US Navy ...