Denny Tamaki should be protecting lives and properties in his prefecture. Yet he disdains the national government’s efforts to do just that.
Tens of thousands of people in at least nine prefectures were asked to evacuate due to threat of flooding, mudslides and infrastructure damage.
Polish Ambassador to Japan Paweł Milewski: “Russia is a terrorist state. Putin is a war criminal,’ explaining why on April 12.
“The next 72 hours are crucial,” the mayor of Atami City, Sakae Sato, gravely warned residents and emergency workers.
Activists in Okinawa, aided by Chinese and North Korean agents and the local media, jeopardize the capability of Japanese and American forces to respond to possible...
Japan and the United Kingdom will conduct joint military exercises as China builds up in the East and South China Seas. The US, Australia, and India...
~To take fullest advantage of Japan’s Reciprocal Access Agreement with Australia and the opportunities it offers, Prime Minister Suga needs to allow the JSDF to...
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi held talks with his Australian counterpart, Linda Reynolds, at the defense ministry in Tokyo on October 19. In a joint...
Bookmark is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
The adjustments to a new normal that countries are making in light of the coronavirus outbreak has extended to all fields, including diplomacy. ...
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...
Taiwan’s defense is Japan’s defense. Look at a map and it’s hard to think otherwise. And Beijing would agree. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has...