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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, US Special Operations Forces Co-Host Bilateral Engagement to Align Capabilities

CAMP KISARAZU, Japan —    U.S. service members assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific, alongside the Japan Ground Self-Defense...

Japan’s island-defense glide missile seen at Camp Fuji

New video from Camp Fuji shows Japan’s Type 25 Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile launcher driving onto a firing site, raising its missiles into launch position and packing up again...

Missile system shown to local residents at GSDF base in Kumamoto

The missile system is slated to be deployed during the Keen Sword joint exercise by the SDF and the U.S. military set for later this month.

Exercise Keen Sword 2027 Begins in Japan

Multilateral Exercise Keen Sword 2027 began on Ishigaki Island, Japan, involving about 45,000 Japan Self-Defense Forces troops, 11,000 U.S. service members and forces from Australi...

Ground Self-Defense Force chief makes first visit to South Korea in 17 years

During the two-day visit, Gen. Masayoshi Arai met with Kim Gyu-ha, chief of staff of the South Korean Army.

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Recon Drone Crashes into Sea of Japan

One of Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System crashed into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, the service announced. The reconnaissance drone crashed in...

Japan’s counterstrike missile goes on public display

Japan has put its longest-range missile system on public display for the first time since deployment, showing the Type 25 surface-to-ship guided missile launcher to local residents...

Japan Air Self-Defense Force confirms Global Hawk drone crash

Airborne Drill

US Army paratroopers jump out of a USAF C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Orient Shield 26 Joint Airborne drop at Kita-Dalen Training area in Eniwa, Hokkaido, Tuesday. — AFP

Japan to add 400 beds to defense force hospitals for emergencies

POTD: The Japanese Howa Type 20 Makes Its Indonesian Debut

Today's TFB Photo of the Day is a rare look at Japan's newest rifle earning its passport stamps. At the Indonesian Marine Corps 9th Infantry Battalion base near Lampung, Indonesia,...

Soldiers monitor convoy movement

CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE--U.S. Army Spcs. Enzo Lezma and Oksana Gura transportation management coordinators with the 369th Division Sustainment Brigade New York Army National Guard...

Japan defense chief dismisses idea of recruiting foreign nationals for SDF

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said his ministry's top priority "must be the people who are currently serving."

U.S., Japanese Forces to Rehearse Defense of Japan’s Southwest Islands

U.S. and Japanese forces will amass in Japan’s southwest region to rehearse island defense as part of the annual Keen Sword exercise later this month. Exercise Keen Sword, which ru...

Japan Budget Requests Record $55.6B for Unmanned, Long Range Strike Capabilities

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has requested a record 8.9 trillion yen – or $55.6 billion – for its Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Budget to prioritize artificial intelligence, unmanned cap...

Inside Japan’s military build-up

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Japan races to fill its ammo stores after Ukraine lessons

Japan’s Ministry of Defense will start building at least 65 new ammunition depots for the Self-Defense Forces from fiscal 2027, using a single standardized design to get them into...

Air Force, Japan Exercise Tsunami Evacuation Procedures

Members of the Air Force's 18th Wing and local government officials in Okinawa, Japan, conducted a joint tsunami evacuation drill across Kadena Air Base.

Japan's Terra Drone lands Self-Defense Forces order for interceptors

Sentinel Samurai Strengthens Joint EOD Readiness

Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians participated in Exercise Sentinel Samurai at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

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Joint Japan-U.S. military drill set to break new ground

The Keen Sword military exercises will see Japan deploy longer-range missiles, while the U.S. will send advanced weapons to Okinawa's Yonaguni Island.

Army activates sustainment brigade as part of Pacific restructuring

The change will bring some additional soldiers to Okinawa, Japan.