The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed ...

Japan’s acquisition of the ASEV destroyers will allow it to be a more proactive bulwark against Chinese aggression.

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group carried out trilateral naval drills from this week in the East China Sea with the Japan ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) Destroyer ‘Murasame’ arrived at the port of Colombo on Saturday on a replenishment visit.

Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in a Tuesday press conference refuted reports that the improved Type 12 surface-to-ship ...

Japan’s acquisition of the ASEV destroyers will allow it to ... officially known as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is receiving a particularly impressive new boost in capability.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Japanese government confirmed on Saturday that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Akizuki-class destroyer Akizuki made a solo transit through the Taiwan Strait ...

The commander of the JMSDF 1st Training Division, Captain Makoto Yanagihara, said the training division consists of JS Ariake and JS Hamagiri, Japan’s destroyer ships currently on a seven-week (Feb 14 ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s destroyer Suzutsuki sailed into China’s waters off Zhejiang province on July 4, where China had announced it would conduct naval drills, Kyodo news agency ...