The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has focused instead on highly capable guided-missile frigates. The stealthy Mogami class, the backbone of the JMSDF, is noted for striking a "delicate ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer has left for drills in Australia and the Philippines. The Defense Ministry ...

In a rare interview with a foreign media outlet, General Yoshihide Yoshida outlined how the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) would give "priority" to Australia if the Mogami was ...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) will send one of its Mogami-class frigates to Australia for joint military exercises in the coming days, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday ...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force will dispatch a cutting-edge warship to Australia later this month, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday, after Japan was shortlisted to build Canberra's new ...

For the tenth year in a row, the budget draft set a new record for national defense spending as Japan continues to pursue its Defense Buildup Program. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is ...

TOKYO -- Japan will send a Mogami-class warship on a trip to Australia, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday, as Tokyo markets its finalist among the candidates for Canberra's ...

Japan's defence chief says Australia could receive the first of his country's new and upgraded Mogami warships ahead of his own navy, if the cutting-edge design is selected for a $10 billion contract.