TOKYO -- The Japanese government established a new joint operations command Monday to oversee the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, aiming to ensure readiness and greater ...

It is rare for a foreigner to be assigned to the role and the decision to choose a former top officer of the SDF appears to demonstrate Taiwan's intent to explore security cooperation with Japan ...

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who has deep expertise in SDF joint operations, leads the permanent body. The move is part of Japan's ongoing efforts to significantly beef up its defense capabilities amid a ...

It is rare for a foreigner to be assigned to the role and the decision to choose a former top officer of the SDF appears to demonstrate Taiwan's intent to explore security cooperation with Japan in ...

Taiwan named a former head of the Japanese defense forces as an adviser, according to officials in the Taiwanese government, a move that comes as the two governments deal with China’s increasing ...

With Japan facing an increasingly severe regional security environment, securing personnel for key national defense roles has become an urgent priority. In a time of both misinformation and too ...

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TOKYO, March 24 (KUNA) - Japan, on Monday, established the Joint Operations Command for the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) that directs the operations of the Ground ...

MATSUYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Firefighting efforts continued Monday against wildfires in two western Japan prefectures, with local governments at one point ordering a total of more than 3,000 ...

Starmer calls for “restraint” amid a renewed series of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. A British bomb disposal expert working for a Manchester based charity has been injured in an explosion in Gaza.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. An area has been cordoned off and a Royal Navy bomb disposal squad called in after a suspected WWII bomb was uncovered in Renfrew.

Japan's home run king might be on the verge of changing his name to "Stanford's home run king." Rintaro Sasaki, the left-handed power hitter who set the Japanese high school home run record (14 ...

The SDF began building camps soon after Okinawa reverted to Japanese sovereignty on May 15, 1972. SDF bases occupied about 783 hectares of land as of March 2022, representing a 4.7-fold increase ...