What's behind Tokyo's shift away from pacifist policy? As tensions with China and North Korea rise, Australia and the Philippines are set to be early partners.

The move, which opponents say will raise global tensions, comes as the U.S. ally accelerates its military buildup in the face ...

The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reversed limits on arms exports as Japan faces rising threats from China and unpredictability ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government revised limits on defense equipment exports Tuesday to enable the sale of weapons ...

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian on Wednesday urged Japan to completely and thoroughly destroy all its abandoned chemical ...

TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Japan reaffirmed its decades-old pledge never to possess nuclear weapons on Friday after local media reported that a senior security official suggested the country should ...

The country hopes to bolster national defense and boost economic growth. But the decision, seen as going against the ...

Japan is scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to ...

Japan endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a significant change of its postwar pacifist policy, as the country seeks to build up its arms industry.