This year’s exercise takes place as Japan faces “the most severe security environment” since the end of World War II, Maj. Gen. Toshikatsu Musha, commander of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s ...
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Is Japan’s “army” really an army? Depends who you ask
The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) have pursued a number of doctrinal changes intended to improve their offensive posture—raising questions about their adherence to the country’s pacifist ...
Type-03 medium-range surface-to-air guided missiles are expected to be stationed at Camp Yonaguni during fiscal 2030, Japan’s defense minister said.
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s Cabinet approved a record $58-billion defense budget, a dramatic shift from its postwar pacifist ...
The plan to deploy missiles to an island near Taiwan comes as China continues to ramp up military pressure against the island.
While most Japanese lawmakers support revising the constitution, they are more divided on what, exactly, needs to change.
This photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with U.S. B-52 bombers in the vicinity of Japanese airspace on ...
An explanatory diagram on the establishment of the new Fleet Surface Force. The JMSDF plans to establish the “Fleet Surface ...
TOKYO -- Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles in fiscal 2030 on Yonaguni -- an island about 110 kilometers from Taiwan -- Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said in ...
Japanese micro-satellite firm Axelspace has been contracted for optical imagery data under the Ministry of Defense’s ...
The United States and Japan are entering a consequential phase of negotiations over how US forces are stationed, funded, and supported across Japan. These talks rarely draw sustained attention, but ...
SEOUL, South Korea — The United States sent nuclear-capable bombers, accompanied by Japanese fighter jets over the Sea of Japan in the first military show of force by the two allies since a bitter ...
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