Whether the helicopter crash was accidental or brought about by malice, the Self-Defense Force needs to determine the cause to prevent a future occurrence.
The importance of Okinawa is about deterrence. Demonstrate you're a serious military with lots of partners and an enemy is less likely to try his luck...
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...
In any unification, China's PLA would enter Taiwan and take control of the sea lanes used to transport 90% of Japan's energy and 60% of its...
Ten SDF peacekeepers who died in the helicopter accident were conducting terrain reconnaissance from the air related to the defense of Japan.
Opposition members in the Diet wasted time during the 2023 budget deliberations by attacking LDP minister Sanae Takaichi with a discredited document.
It's never just a simple land purchase. The Chinese Communist Party can declare an emergency and requisition property owned overseas by Chinese citizens.
The more the US Marines and Japan Self-Defense Force are a "single force," the more effective they'll be in a fight and the more they will...
The new National Security Strategy will likely determine Japan's national security trajectory for at least the next ten years. This is what you need to know.
The National Diet should not confine the discussion to sources of funding for expanded defense outlays, but include how to elevate Japan's deterrence power.
The JAPAN Forward team welcomes the New Year with a renewed sense of purpose. Here are some milestones we achieved in 2022 and our vision going...
While affirmation of the Japan-US alliance is welcome, more tasks remain as China, North Korea and Russia work relentlessly to bolster their nuclear forces.
