A little more than two years after the Abe Cabinet’s decision to allow Japan the exercise of collective defense in limited specific cases the Cabinet Legislative...
The law only authorizes investigation of the ownership and use of properties around Self-Defense Forces HQs, US military bases, and the nation's borders.
In April, the Indian government refused to allow a Self-Defense Forces plane carrying humanitarian aid to Ukraine to land in India.
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces do not possess nuclear weapons, yet nuclear deterrence represents the bedrock of our national security.
The Self-Defense Forces are relied upon by the people in times of national emergencies. It is time conservatives stop the talk and take real action to...
Voters gave fewer seats to the Japan Communist Party, which wants to dissolve the imperial system, the Japan Self-Defense Forces, and the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.
The land purchases will allow the buyers to monitor activities at the U.S. military bases, Self-Defense Forces and Japan Coast Guard facilities, and space development installations.
North Korea must be repeatedly confronted with that unalterable reality until it finally helps to resolve the abductions issue.
Changing the export rules to make the engines available to like-minded countries with F-15 and F-16 fighter jets benefits Japan in ways well beyond the money.
There is nothing wrong with Japan becoming a military power if by that term we mean a "true defensive power that won't tolerate aggression by other...
Despite the growing nuclear threat and waning US influence, Japan stays committed to its three non-nuclear principles while South Korea's stance is proactive.
Earthquakes, tsunami, a global pandemic and deteriorating security environment have highlighted the urgency of constitutional reform for the people and nation.