The JSDF again missed its recruitment targets by huge amounts, putting Japan and the Japanese at risk. That needs to be turned around with respect and...
When there's talk of a restructuring US-Japan force coordination, it conjures up images of a joint headquarters focused on defending Japan. What can we expect?
The export to the US of Patriot missiles made under US license shows Japan is getting over its defense allergy, but it still must do more...
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 Japanese Ministry of Defense has issued a "destruction order" in the event a planned North Korean satellite launch threatens Japanese territory.
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...
Kishida had just completed a summit meeting in India. He slipped out of his hotel in the middle of the night, boarding a chartered plane on...
The Taiwan military has languished in isolation for 40 years. Increased interaction with US forces is a move in the right direction.
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...
Predictions on when, and how bad the trouble is the harder part. But what happens in the next few years will determine what historians write about...
Sole use of Okinawa bases by the US military shows lack of integration with the SDF. That must change to defend against the threat of Chinese...
Denny Tamaki should be protecting lives and properties in his prefecture. Yet he disdains the national government’s efforts to do just that.