Japan aims to bolster capabilities to defend and recapture remote islands, especially in its southwestern Nansei island chain.

MHI launched Nagara, the tenth Mogami-class frigate on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), in a ceremony ... the ability to conduct anti-mine warfare operations.

The US and Japan have signed a memorandum to increase cooperation between their naval electronic attack squadrons. The agreement will entail more bilateral operations and training between Japan's ...