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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific. ==Kyodo

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Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

People protest against the construction of a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote, on Jan. 10, 2026. Construction started in January 2023 for the base, to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

People protest against the construction of a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote, on Jan. 10, 2026. Construction started in January 2023 for the base, to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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Massive fire in southwestern Japan

A Japan Self-Defense Forces helicopter sprinkles water in an attempt to extinguish a massive fire in a residential area of the southwestern Japan city of Oita on Nov. 20, 2025. One person died and more than 170 buildings were damaged in the fire that started two days earlier.

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Japan: Massive Fire Rages in Oita, Leaving 1 Dead and Over 170 Buildings Damaged 2

A massive fire broke out in a residential area of Oita, in the Kyushu region, on Tuesday night, November 18, with local authorities reporting one man in his 70s missing, over 170 buildings damaged, and 350 homes without power. Firefighters have been battling the blaze as the prefecture prepares to request disaster relief from the Self-Defense Forces. Authorities have confirmed the death of one person, whose gender has not been identified, found among the burnt remains.

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Japan: Massive Fire Rages in Oita, Leaving 1 Missing and Over 170 Buildings Damaged

A massive fire broke out in a residential area of Oita, in the Kyushu region, on Tuesday night, November 18, with local authorities reporting one man in his 70s missing, over 170 buildings damaged, and 350 homes without power. Firefighters have been battling the blaze as the prefecture prepares to request disaster relief from the Self-Defense Forces.

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Outgoing Japanese PM Ishiba honors fallen SDF personnel

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a memorial ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2025, for 30 Self-Defense Forces personnel who died in the line of duty over the year to the end of August. (Pool photo)

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Outgoing Japanese PM Ishiba honors fallen SDF personnel

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a memorial ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2025, for 30 Self-Defense Forces personnel who died in the line of duty over the year to the end of August. (Pool photo)

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C, back) gives instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials during an annual meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025.

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gives instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials during an annual meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025.

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gives instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials during an annual meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025.

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, prior to him giving instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials.

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, prior to him giving instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials.

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, prior to him giving instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials.

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Blast in Okinawa hurts 4 Japan SDF members

A Japan Self-Defense Forces vehicle with a sign reading "Unexploded bomb disposal" is seen in an ammunition depot area in the village of Yomitan in Okinawa Prefecture, on June 9, 2025. An explosion occurred earlier in the day in the area near the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base, slightly injuring four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members who were working at the depot.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

INUYAMA, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 14, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed earlier in the day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 14, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed earlier in the day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 14, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed earlier in the day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces are pictured after retrieving objects believed to be debris from an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet from a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on May 15, 2025. The T-4 aircraft crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces are pictured after retrieving objects believed to be debris from an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet from a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on May 15, 2025. The T-4 aircraft crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

TOKYO, Japan, March 24 Kyodo - Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, receives the commander's flag from Defense Minister Gen Nakatani during the inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses. (Kyodo)

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Wildfire in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighting operations by a Japan Self-Defense Forces helicopter as a wildfire continues to rage in a mountainous area straddling the western Japan cities of Okayama and Tamano on March 25, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

TOKYO, Japan, March 25 Kyodo - Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025, following the inauguration ceremony. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

TOKYO, Japan, March 25 Kyodo - Personnel of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command pose for a photo following its inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is aimed at better integrating Japan's ground, maritime and air defenses. (Kyodo)

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Personnel of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command attend its inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is aimed at better integrating Japan's ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Personnel of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command pose for a photo following its inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is aimed at better integrating Japan's ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025, following the inauguration ceremony. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025, following the inauguration ceremony. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, receives a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025, at its inauguration ceremony held the same day. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo (R), who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, receives the commander's flag from Defense Minister Gen Nakatani during the inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo (R), who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, receives the commander's flag from Defense Minister Gen Nakatani during the inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, speaks during the inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.