Maritime Self-Defense Force efforts to scale down manpower and boost efficiency made a significant step with the official ...

When the airframes of two missing Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopters were detected on the Pacific Ocean seabed at a depth of about 5,500 meters in July 2024, it seemed impossible to ...

Japan's Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said the U.S. joined search-and-rescue efforts to find the remaining seven missing MSDF crew members. File photo by Keizo Mori/UPI April 23 (UPI) --Japan's ...

Several Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels reportedly allowed unvetted personnel to handle top secret information related to national security, with the MSDF’s top uniformed officer signaling his ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Maizuru base in Kyoto Prefecture on Sunday to inspect vessels. Ishiba also talked with officials of Japan Marine United, which ...

A Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopter that crashed off Aomori Prefecture in August, leaving three crewmen missing, has been discovered on the bottom of the sea at a depth of approximately ...

Two Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) planes left Japan on Jan. 11 for the Middle East as part of MSDF assets deployed to the region to ensure the safety of Japan-related vessels. The deployment was ...