You may have heard about Japanese fighter jets touring Europe, as well as a few other locations. Here's why they were ...

Germany, France and Spain have put their project on hold, prompting speculation that some may turn to the Japan-UK-Italy ...

According to the Japanese government, China has committed what is considered one of the most threatening acts by a military ...

Japan’s decision to build its own “Godzilla” fighter grew out of a simple refusal to stay dependent on someone else’s airpower. When Washington shut the door on an F-22 export deal, Tokyo responded ...

A US Air Force F-35A fighter jet has disappeared from radar off the coast of Japan, near the city of Aomori, after sending a ...

Japan is deploying eight aircraft to bases in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Here, a pilot with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force simulates take-off procedures during a July 15 exercise at MCAS Iwakuni, ...

Tokyo and Beijing continued to trade barbs Monday over a claim that China locked military radar on Japanese fighter jets over the weekend, an incident two defense experts say is unlikely to spur ...

Though Europe has a long military history in Asia, it is quite rare for an Asian nation to send ships or aircraft to Europe, as Japan did earlier this year. In a year dominated by battlefield ...

Japan has protested after Chinese fighter jets locked radars on Japanese aircraft as tensions between the two nations worsened. Locking radar onto an aircraft is considered a threat because it can ...

American strategic bombers trained alongside Japanese aircraft in what Washington and Tokyo described as a demonstration of their resolve following recent military tensions between Japan and China ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is seeking proposals for a new advanced jet fighter based on an existing Western aircraft and wants American and British cooperation to help kick-start development of the ...

Misawa Air Base, a shared U.S. and Japanese fighter base in northeastern Japan, was spared serious damage from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the area this week. “Misawa Air Base sustained ...