TOKYO -- Japan has awarded a contract to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop submarine-launched standoff missiles as part of developing the country's counterstrike capabilities, the government said ...

SYDNEY Japan's hopes of winning its first big overseas defense contract since it lifted self-imposed restraints on such deals two years ago have been dashed. The $38.6 billion contract to help ...

One of the top contenders to be Japan’s next prime minister may have sunk his campaign by declaring that the nation should deploy nuclear submarines to counter the growing security threat posed by ...

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted its first joint anti-submarine drill with the U.S. Navy in the South China Sea, the MSDF announced on Nov. 16. The joint exercise is aimed at highlighting ...