Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who has deep expertise in SDF joint operations, leads the permanent body. The move is part of Japan's ongoing efforts to significantly beef up its defense capabilities amid a ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government established a new joint operations command Monday to oversee the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, aiming to ensure readiness and greater ...

Although the SDF's cyberwarfare capabilities pale in comparison to the U.S. military's, Japan can rely on its ally ... said a researcher at a think tank affiliated with the Chinese military.

Japan currently has about 540 tanks and plans to reduce that number ... is also advantageous in terms of cost. However, a senior SDF official said, “The functions of tanks in battlefields ...

Japan on Monday formally established a permanent ... Kenichiro Nagumo, who was previously vice chief of staff for the SDF’s Joint Staff Office. “Our country is now facing the most severe ...

“I see this as another milestone in an ever-evolving and strengthening relationship with Japan,” Vice Adm ... “Without a doubt, the new SDF command will be enormously important for ...

Japan launched its new Joint Operations Command on Monday to better integrate all three branches of its Self-Defense Forces. The move is expected to reinforce the SDF's organizational strength by ...

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. agreed to acquire petrochemical storage operator LBC Tank Terminals, partly owned by French private equity firm Ardian SAS ...

A former top officer of Japan's Self-Defense Forces has been appointed as an adviser to Taiwan's Cabinet. Informed sources say Iwasaki Shigeru, a former chief of the Joint Staff of the SDF ...

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who has deep expertise in SDF joint operations, leads the permanent body. The move is part of Japan's ongoing efforts to significantly beef up its defense capabilities amid ...