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China Rattled by Japan’s Plans to Restore Imperial Army Military Rank Titles

April 29, 2026 @ 06:39 PM

China is shaken by a Japanese government plan to revise the rank titles of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF)...

Japan Allows Export of Lethal Weapons

April 21, 2026 @ 01:38 PM

The Japanese government today approved the export of weapons effectively ending its self-imposed ban on lethal weapons export. According...

Japanese Army Tank Explodes Killing Three Soldiers

April 21, 2026 @ 01:07 PM

Three Japanese soldiers dies and one was seriously injured when a tank exploded during a training exercise at...

Japan Deploys Indigenous Missiles, Cutting Reliance on the U.S. for Counter-strike Capability

April 1, 2026 @ 09:54 AM

Japan deployed its indigenous new hyper velocity gliding projectiles (HVGP) and long-range supersonic missiles to military bases as...

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First Netherlands F-35 Deployment to Japan for Trilateral Exercise with U.S., Japan

March 24, 2026 @ 04:56 AM

The Royal Netherlands Air Force began joint operations on March 23 at Misawa Air Base in Japan alongside...

Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft

March 18, 2026 @ 01:40 PM

The Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ electronic warfare aircraft completed its first successful public flight at Gifu Air Base. Derived from...

Japan Moves Closer to Allowing Export of Lethal Weapons

February 25, 2026 @ 09:58 AM

Japan took a concrete step on Wednesday toward loosening its long-standing restrictions on arms exports, after a panel...

China Sanctions 20 Japanese Entities to Prevent “Re-Militarization & Nuclear-Weapon Ambitions”

February 24, 2026 @ 10:51 AM

Chinas Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday added 20 Japanese entities to its export control list and placed another...

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