Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force has come up with a new war plan in a culinary battle it is waging against its maritime counterpart. Despite its deep-fried chicken “karaage” recipe long failing to take ...

The estimated cost of equipping the Air Self-Defense Force’s F-15 fighter jets with “standoff missiles” capable of hitting enemy bases has surged to more than 1 trillion yen ($6.7 billion), sources ...

Firefighters embark in a boat in Lake Iruka to conduct a search following the crash of a Self-Defense Forces aircraft, in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, on May 14, 2025. (Mainichi/Kazuki ...

The sole pilot on board ejected from the aircraft and was taken to a hospital after being rescued by an ASDF helicopter. The pilot is not injured. "We sincerely apologize for causing concern to the ...

China on Sunday denied that it had risked a collision in close encounters with Air Self-Defense Force surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea last week, calling “close-in reconnaissance and ...

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Chief of Staff Shunji Izutsu offers his view on the renaming of the ASDF on Dec. 20, 2022. (Mainichi/Toshiaki Uchihashi) TOKYO -- A top Japan Air Self-Defense Force ...