Local sensitivities must be weighed against the fact that the US Navy needs access to Japanese ports to mount an effective defense for both Japan and...
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...
A recent analysis revealed a declining US military — a timely reminder for Japan that deterring war is and always has been a costly endeavor.
The Biden administration’s 2022 National Defense Strategy calls for strengthening deterrence against China, so why did it exclude a key regional player?
Using comic book style, the authors carry readers through a gripping episode in the WWII battle of Leyte, the largest sea battle in human history, viewed...
Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things to different people. Take Tokyo’s recent announcement that it would buy...
Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) This book describes the history of the relationship between the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF),...
America’s eight-year military intervention came to a rather ignominious end as the last United States combat forces withdrew from South Vietnam on March 29, 1973....
Japan’s new Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) stood up on March 27, with a ceremony taking place April 7 to formally activate them. This is...
It’s seven years since the 3/11 Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami that killed over 18,000 people. It left an impression on anyone who...
