South Korea conducts defense drill for Japan-claimed islands

Japan has lodged a protest over the exercise, which the South Korean Navy said involved a similar training method and size of participating troops as previous drills.

North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, resuming weapons tests days before its rivals the U.S. and South Korea begin annual military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.

North Korea Conducts Ballistic Missile Test Days Before U.S. And South Korea Begin Drills  HuffPost

South Korea says North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea

North Korea conducts ballistic missile test days before US and South Korea begin drills  AP News

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday.The Japan Coast Guard urged ships to mon

Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military drills will involve dozens of warships and aircraft, as well as more than 13,000 servicemen.

North Korea warned Wednesday it will consider "additional military options" in response to what it called Japan's ambitions to return to a "war criminal state," denouncing the United States for allowing Tokyo to pursue rearmament. Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made the remarks in

TOKYO: Japan's government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth.The annual assessment of threats posed by neighbouring China, Russia and Nor