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 ...

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

WASHINGTON--To bolster its defense, Japan will start procuring U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles in 2025, a year earlier than originally planned, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said on Oct. 4.

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.

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 ...

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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 ...

Defence chiefs from South Korea, Japan and the US have put out a statement stressing the 'importance of peace' in the Taiwan ...

SINGAPORE: South Korea’s Minister of National Defence Shin Won-sik and Japan’s Minister of Defence Minoru Kihara agreed to look to the future in a bilateral meeting held at the Asia Security ...

Defense Minister Kihara Minoru. During his visit to the US, Kihara told reporters, "The Block IV has similar functions in terms of guidance methods and range, and we have concluded that it has ...