The manpower shortage comes as Japan continues to clash with China over their rival territorial claims, such as in the Diaoyu ...

The government is on increased alert after a recent series of intrusions by Chinese aircraft into Japanese territorial ...

From Trump's flirtation with renaming the Persian Gulf to the reignited conflict in Kashmir, these are some of the territorial disputes around the world.

The government has urged caution after a small Japanese civilian plane was spotted near uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, around the same time a Chinese helicopter violated Japanese airspace ...

Beijing sent a government helicopter to the area for the first time, while Chinese government ships have been spotted in the ...