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13 March

JS Nōmi (MSO-307) Awaji-class minesweeping vessel. Photo: Japan Marine United Corporation

Japanese Navy Commissions Final Awaji Minesweeper

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has commissioned its fourth and final Awaji-class minesweeping vessel in Tsurumi-ki, Yokohama.

11 March

Asia Pacific

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Taigei-class submarine, Raigei, commissioned by JMSDF

Christine Casimiro

Japan’s Fourth Taigei-Class Submarine Enters Service

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned its fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine.

5 March

Asia Pacific

Rendering of future Japan Self Defense Forces High Speed Landing Craft. Photo: BMT/JMU

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Selects Firms for High Speed Landing Craft Development

British engineering company BMT and Yokohama-based Japan Marine United (JMU) have secured a contract to develop a next-generation High Speed Landing Craft for the Japan Self Defense Force.

3 March

Air

Joe Saballa

Japan Could Soon Fly US-Made C-17 Military Transport Aircraft

Japan has expressed interest in acquiring US-made C-17 military transport aircraft to enhance its rapid deployment and tactical logistics capabilities.

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24 February

Asia Pacific

Japanese defense minister Nakatani Gen and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro Jr. seated beside each other at the Philippine Basa Air Base

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan, Philippines Deepening Ties in ‘Severe’ Security Environment

An "increasingly severe" security environment has made deepening security ties with the Philippines a necessity, Japan's defense chief said Monday after a meeting with his counterpart in Manila.

19 February

Asia Pacific

Rojoef Manuel

Mitsubishi Debuts Final Japanese Navy Hibiki Survey Ship

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has christened and launched the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s final Hibiki-class auxiliary ocean surveillance vessel in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture.

16 February

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

US, S.Korea, Japan Reaffirm Pledge to Seek N.Korea’s Denuclearization

The United States, Japan, and South Korea renewed their "resolute" pledge to seek the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea.

13 February

Asia Pacific

A model of a helicopter drone is seen during the international Trade-show MAST Asia 2019, Maritime, Air Systems and Technologies, in Chiba, Tokyo, June 17, 2019, Japan.

Christine Casimiro

Japan Eyes Drone Exports Amid Asian Allies’ Interest

Countries under Japan’s Official Security Program (OSA) have expressed interest in Tokyo’s dual-use drones, prompting the East Asian country to explore exporting them.

10 February

Americas

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump shake their hands during a bilateral meeting at the White House in Washington D.C., United States of America, on February 7, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by Nanako Sudo / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

US-Japan South China Sea Statement ‘Attacks and Smears China’: Beijing

Beijing said on Monday that a joint statement by the United States and Japan condemning its "provocative activities" in the contested South China Sea "attacks and smears" China.

3 February

Americas