One of Japan’s leading shipbuilders is facing yet another round of scrutiny for its submarine construction work after coming under fire for cozying up to submarine crew members. Sources have revealed ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- One crewman is missing and another has been injured after a fire broke out on a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) minesweeper vessel off the coast of the southwestern prefecture of ...

Confidential information from the Maritime Self-Defense Force has been leaked on the Internet via the peer-to-peer file-sharing program Winny, the MSDF said Thursday. The leak includes personal data ...

New Maritime Self-Defense Force chief Adm. Keiji Akahoshi called on Monday, in a meeting after his formal inauguration, for his subordinates to exercise discipline following a series of incidents and ...

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who watched aboard the destroyer JS Kurama, said Japan faces "severe" challenges to its security, though he did not specifically mention the dispute with Beijing over ...

Global philanthropic organisation Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF) has infused Rs 5 crore ($711,440 at current exchange rates) of fresh capital into intra-city logistics startup Blowhorn, two ...

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 ...