Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] Suspension of Aegis Ashore Defense Missile System Puts Lives at Risk
On June 15, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono announced the Japanese government would suspend a plan to deploy Aegis
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Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Could Have Played a Larger Role in Fighting COVID-19, But…
It is a little-known story how the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) played a remarkable role in dispatching disaster re
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Japan Achieves Great Strides in Defense Policy, But It Needs Wider Public Support
It is remarkable to examine the Japanese public’s relative silence towards Japan’s announcement to purchase the F-35B
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What Measures Can Japan, U.S. Take to Defend the Western Pacific Against China’s Aggression?
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: Common Concerns, Common Mission: Japan, U.S. Defend Western Pacific vs China Aggression
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Common Concerns, Common Mission: Japan, U.S. Defend Western Pacific vs China Aggression
(First of two parts.) Part Two: What Measures Can Japan, U.S. Take to Defend the Western Pacific Against China’s Ag
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How China Pressures Japan to Stay Pacifist
The long duration of Japan’s pacifism in the face of increasing belligerence from China is not only […]
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The British Have (Almost) Landed, and Japan Is Taking A Closer Look
By Grant Newsham When Japan takes a step forward defense-wise it often goes unnoticed. On […]
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China Excluded from RIMPAC Naval Exercises, While U.S. Forces Learn from Japan
Naohisa Hanzawa It was an unexpected, yet intriguing, move. At the last minute, the United States Department of [&he
Let Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Take Some Risk
Some controversies could only be controversies in Japan. The “rediscovery” of supposedly lost logs of the Ground Sel