The failure of the US Marine Corps to respond to recent crises is inexcusable. The Marines are supposed to be "most ready when the nation is...
Retired US Marine Colonel Grant Newsham takes on key questions about Japan's national defense: How far has it come, what needs improving, and why?
Ten SDF peacekeepers who died in the helicopter accident were conducting terrain reconnaissance from the air related to the defense of Japan.
Japan must think ahead as the possibility of a Taiwan contingency looms. How will Japanese citizens be evacuated, and how will the two armed forces communicate?
Twelve years on from the Tohoku earthquake, discover how the Ishinomori Manga Museum brought hope to Ishinomaki in the wake of the March 2011 tsunami.
Often a divisive figure, Kenzaburo Oe had a profound understanding of the human condition that only came to those who had suffered much themselves.
It will be difficult for Tokyo to demonstrate its sincerity in advocating for more G7 support for Ukraine as the current chair unless PM Kishida visits...
The wartime labor settlement only presents a band-aid solution. After all, the next South Korean government could dredge the whole dispute back up again.
Tokyo must clarify whether the rules for shooting down spy balloons also apply to manned aircraft, which have the potential to inflict more devastating damage.
The agreements included aid to the Philippines, facilitating military training exchanges, and enhancing trilateral security cooperation with the United States.
Unless Japan stands by the security documents, which could involve the use of civilian airports and seaports, the US might lose confidence in Japan as an...