JS Chokai is in the US getting modified to carry Tomahawk cruise missiles, marking the latest step toward Japan acquiring the ...

The Tomahawk missiles will give Japan a powerful weapon with which to deter China. Yet the broader issue of the missiles’ short supply, and low replenishment rates, remains unsolved. A fundamental, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese navy helicopters ...

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (AP) — A tiny military exercise in the Philippines this week may presage something much bigger: the entry of Japan into the tussle for control of the South China Sea. A ...

The construction of a new exhibition hall has started in this western Japan town to preserve the only remaining "Shiden-Kai" advanced ･･･ ...

The Essex-class aircraft carrier came about during World War II and was one of the first class of carriers to be outfitted ...

The sensor pod will help ensure South Korea's safety and security, U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman said.

TOKYO -- Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during nighttime training in a possible collision, leaving one dead while rescuers on ...

The Truk Atoll, now known as the Chuuk Lagoon, lies about 900 miles northeast of the main island of Papua New Guinea and 3,500 miles southeast of Hawaii. Japan used the atoll to help double its ...

To the Class of 1915 at the U. S. Naval Academy “Dodo,” “Si,” “Charlie,”; “Mayevski” and “Johnny” all meant happy-go-lucky, good-natured John Semer Farnsworth of Cincinnati. Appointed on ...

A U.S. Navy sailor was indicted on Thursday in Japan on negligent driving charges related to a deadly vehicle crash, a Navy spokesperson said. The sailor is affiliated with the U.S. Fleet Activities ...