Okinawa officials, by shutting out JSDF members from Coming of Age and other official ceremonies, show disdain for the Constitution, individual rights, and security of the...
Blood loss is a major cause of battlefield deaths. The defense ministry plans to make blood products fit for all types, allowing swifter treatment of injuries.
Even China’s official English language newspaper, The People’s Daily, recognized the Senkaku Islands as Japanese territory — until oil reserves were discovered in the 1970s.
As the Philippines rethinks its relationship with China, Japan’s JSDF are poised to help them beef up cooperation to ward off China while contributing to the...
It is a little-known story how the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) played a remarkable role in dispatching disaster relief assistance amid the rapid spread of...
Some controversies could only be controversies in Japan. The “rediscovery” of supposedly lost logs of the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) unit deployed to Iraq...
The Defense Ministry plans to expand the scope of the capacity-building assistance by Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to other nations’ militaries, to include South Asia,...
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada resigned on July 28 to take responsibility for an issue involving the daily operations log of the United Nations Peace Keeping Operation...
James E. Auer (Emeritus Professor of Vanderbilt University) (Part 6 of 7) I started this series as an attempt to debunk seven myths about Japan’s...
How will the rising number of tourists and foreign residents impact Japan's response in disasters, which relies on the calm and generosity of local communities?
Japan's next-gen fighter jet, increased collaborative efforts, and military spending signal a new, more proactive era in its defense strategy.
When there's talk of a restructuring US-Japan force coordination, it conjures up images of a joint headquarters focused on defending Japan. What can we expect?
