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 ...

MATSUYAMA,JAPAN, Mar 24 (Kyodo/APP): 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 ...

The research was sparked by the experience of Gareth Collett, a retired British Army brigadier and former head of UK bomb disposal, who was diagnosed with bladder cancer in November 2023 at the ...

(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 ...

Japan on Monday formally established a permanent ... Kenichiro Nagumo, who was previously vice chief of staff for the SDF’s Joint Staff Office. “Our country is now facing the most severe ...

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 ...

Fresh evidence emerged Friday pointing to a long-standing controversial practice among Japanese premiers from the Liberal Democratic Party of distributing gift certificates to party lawmakers, with 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...