After the June 14 incident, GSDF has suspended shooting and bombing drills. But excessive withdrawal and restraint in training could lead to new accidents.
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?
What appears to be the SDF helicopter that vanished on April 6 was discovered in Japanese coastal waters on April 13 and recovery efforts are underway.
The debate continues, however: Do attacks on enemy drones violate Japan’s basic security posture that force be used “exclusively for defense”?
August 10 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the National Police Reserve (NPR, Kokka Keisatsu Yobitai), the predecessor of the Japan Ground...
On June 15, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono announced the Japanese government would suspend a plan to deploy Aegis Ashore ground-based air defense missile systems...
It is a little-known story how the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) played a remarkable role in dispatching disaster relief assistance amid the rapid spread of...
It is remarkable to examine the Japanese public’s relative silence towards Japan’s announcement to purchase the F-35B as its newest military acquisition — a major...
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: Common Concerns, Common Mission: Japan, U.S. Defend Western Pacific vs China Aggression The White Paper Defense of...
(First of two parts.) Part Two: What Measures Can Japan, U.S. Take to Defend the Western Pacific Against China’s Aggression? In April 2019, Defense Minister...
The long duration of Japan’s pacifism in the face of increasing belligerence from China is not only an effect of near-sighted historical memory...
By Grant Newsham When Japan takes a step forward defense-wise it often goes unnoticed. On Friday, August 24, Britain’s Royal Marines...
