Upping the risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, China just moved its southbound military and civilian flight paths provocatively closer to its neighbors.
Changing the export rules to make the engines available to like-minded countries with F-15 and F-16 fighter jets benefits Japan in ways well beyond the money.
Retired US Marine Colonel Grant Newsham takes on key questions about Japan's national defense: How far has it come, what needs improving, and why?
Tokyo must clarify whether the rules for shooting down spy balloons also apply to manned aircraft, which have the potential to inflict more devastating damage.
It charges high fees for use of the runway while passing on to the ASDF air traffic and firefighting duties the prefecture is incapable of carrying...
By The Sankei Shimbun Japan's first female fighter pilot was appointed to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) on August 23. She...
