THE PHILIPPINES and Japan held joint maritime drills in the South China Sea on Saturday, the Philippine military said on Sunday, conducting their first major exercises following the ratification of ...

Tokyo's defence minister said Friday it was "unacceptable" for China to blame Japan for close encounters between their military planes over the Pacific high seas last weekend. Nakatani said Friday ...

Japanese military patrol planes were closely approached by Chinese fighter jets after the simultaneous operation of two ...

Japan enacted its first law dedicated to economic security in 2022 amid escalating tensions between the United States and ...

Japan is expanding its missile capabilities and military presence near China as part of a strategic buildup. With concerns ...

Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to Japanese military aircraft in the Pacific as Chinese carriers Shandong and ...

The Philippines' Department of National Defense welcomed the Japanese Diet’s ratification of the deal, saying it would allow ...

Beijing condemned on Thursday what it called "dangerous behaviour" by a Japanese military plane over the Pacific after Tokyo ...

Such actions by the Chinese jet should be viewed as ‘threats’, as any error could escalate tensions in the Pacific, analysts say.

Tokyo said Thursday it had expressed "serious concerns" to Beijing after Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to a ...

Two Chinese aircraft carriers were operating in the Pacific for the first time, according to Japan, whose defence minister ...

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