Japan is concerned about China’s acceleration of its military buildup, especially in Japan’s southwestern areas.

Japan has long been recognized as a global leader in electronics, robotics, and cutting-edge technology. But recently, Japan ...

The Japanese government approved a significant bump in military spending and an end to the country's ban on exporting lethal weapons. The Cabinet of Japan made the decision Friday to increase ...

Japan's Cabinet OK'd a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets to other countries on Tuesday, its latest step away from the pacifist principles the country adopted at the end of World War II.

But when it came to experimental military technologies, Japan suffered from no shortage of ideas. Here are 11 you should know about. Illustration: MXY-7 Okha Suicide Attacker, by Fiddlers Green ...

Japanese military contractors are taking their first steps toward selling weapons abroad since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe relaxed an export ban, a politically sensitive shift for Japan.

It’s China. But among many U.S. and Japanese military officials in Japan, it’s “a competitor,” or “that country.” “We have some weakness to defending Japan, especially on the ...

Forgotten Weapons: Japan's WWII Paratrooping Rifle Was Not the Best Idea Turns out sawing a rifle in half and adding a hinge looked better on paper. By Published: Jan 12, 2016 1:37 PM EST ...

Only days before the 72nd anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, the secret weapon of the Japanese admiral who planned the "Day of Infamy" has been found and positively identified at 2,300 feet ...