Japan has designated 14 airports and 26 seaports for use by its military and coast guard during a contingency.

Japan is seeking to create a more self-sufficient military as a deterrence against China’s increasingly assertive military activity in the region, and has concentrated on defense buildup on its southwestern islands. Japan also has concerns about the rising tensions caused by North Korea and Russia.

China has become more aggressive in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, the South Pacific and beyond with its accelerating military buildup and acquisition of larger fleets of ships and submarine

TOKYO: Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday (Oct 29) the Japan-US alliance was "critical to deterring Chinese military aggression", as his Japanese counterpart confirmed plans to accelerate a defence spending target.

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office.

TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Army revealed Monday its mid-range missile system, Typhon, at one of its bases in Japan for the first time as the two allies stepped up their deterrence against China ‘s growing assertiveness in the region. Typhon was featured ...

The United States showcased two advanced missiles, considered capable of countering China's evolving military threat, during President Donald Trump's visit to a Japan-homeported aircraft carrier, a key U.S. frontline unit in the western Pacific.

Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, were to sign a key defense agreement on Sunday that would allow their forces to hold joint battle-readiness drills and expand a web of security alliances to deter aggression,

President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington, announcing missile deliveries to Japan's Self-Defense Forces.