Defense Minister Minoru Kihara visited war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15 in a move that provoked a backlash from South Korea. South Korea and China view the shrine as a symbol of ...

“I am keenly aware of my responsibility in that the trust of the people was undermined,” Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told a July 12 news conference, where he announced the punishments.

The next-generation stealth fighter jet would replace Japan's retiring F-2s that it jointly developed with the U.S., and ...

The problems are “significantly damaging to the public trust” for the ministry and the military, Minoru Kihara said. Admiral ...

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan’s airspace above Rebun Island, just off the coast of the country’s northernmost main island ...

“Japan is now facing off against North Korea, Russia and China and that makes for a severe security environment,” Minoru Kihara, Japan’s defense minister until the government changed last ...

The military responded by scrambling fighter jets and issuing radio and flare warnings, defence minister Minoru Kihara told reporters, calling it the first confirmed incursion since 2019.

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The two sides are expected to discuss a much-anticipated reciprocal access agreement that will remove hurdles to joint military exercises and deeper defense cooperation. Japan’s defense minister ...

An aggressive China and Russia’s war on Ukraine brought South Korea and Japan closer — with lots of American help. Keeping them together to deter Beijing will be one of the most important foreign ...