Japan has remained largely immune to what is now the infamous wrath of U.S. President Donald Trump. To be sure, it did not receive special treatment when “Liberation Day” arrived on April 2, 2025 — when the American leader imposed a worldwide tariff ...

A shell exploded inside a tank during an exercise at a southern Japanese army training area, killing three soldiers and injuring one, officials said.

The change, which allows Japanese companies to sell arms to 17 countries, is a major shift from the nation’s pacifist stance and comes at a time of heightened security concerns in the region.

A shell exploded inside a tank during an exercise Tuesday at a Japanese army training area in southern Japan, killing three soldiers and injuring one, officials said. The deadly blast occurred when the three soldiers — a tank commander, a gunner and a ...

Japan is on high alert after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off its northern coast, triggering widespread concern over a possible larger seismic event. Authorities issued evacuation advisories for over 180,

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made an offering to a shrine seen by Japan’s neighbors as glorifying its wartime past, in a move that stops short of a visit but may still anger China and other neighboring nations.

A big military exercise in the South China Sea is getting Beijing’s back up. It’s part of a bigger shift in regional security. Choppy waters. When thousands of troops from the