The commander of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense (JMSDF)'s Minesweeping Division 3 paid a courtesy visit to the Philippine ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed defense ...

The two minesweepers are part of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force. Their visit marks the first foreign navy visit since the base's expansion project was completed earlier this month.

(Japanese Embassy to Cambodia via AP) In this photo released by Japanese Embassy to Cambodia, Japanese navy officers, right, line up as their warship dock at a naval base’s pier during a four-day ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Two Japanese naval ships docked Saturday at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, whose recently completed Chinese-funded upgrade has heightened U.S. concerns that it will be ...

The visit by the two minesweepers, the 141-meter (463-foot) -long Bungo and the 67-meter (219-foot) -long Etajima, part of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, marks the first foreign navy ...