Four Chinese naval vessels were spotted transiting from the East China Sea to the Philippine Sea, the Japanese military said.

China is expanding its military reach and presence within the three Pacific island chains with the world's largest navy.

An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the country’s long chain of westernmost islands in the event of a military attack or ...

Russia said Monday it had outlawed a Japanese group calling for the return of a disputed island chain annexed by Moscow ...

The deployment, scheduled to begin next March, is designed to fortify Japan’s Nansei island chain, according to the report. The region is strategically crucial due to its proximity to Taiwan.

A remote Japanese island inadvertently found itself in the crosshairs of China-Taiwan tensions. Less than 100 miles from Taiwan's capital, Japan's westernmost island has rapidly militarized.