Japan will try to mine the seabed in its Exclusive Economic Zone. Like the United States, India and Australia, Japan wants to ...

The initiative, led by a government-backed project, aims to reduce reliance on imports and strengthen national security.

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

Government considering retroactive help for industrial conglomerate that won first tender for wind at sea but since was hit ...

Japan has agreed to provide the Philippine Navy with six Abukuma-class destroyers, marking a major step in joint defence ...

The move signals Tokyo’s growing military self-reliance as it distances itself from US security dependence and builds ...

China said it conducted oil and gas exploration activities in the East China Sea in "undisputed waters" under its ...

Two Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft carriers, the Liaoning and the Shandong, have carried out operations in ...

Photos recently taken by a patrol aircraft provide a glimpse of China's maritime activities in the contested East China Sea, which have alarmed its neighbor Japan—a U.S. ally. Following Tokyo's ...