Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Why It’s Reasonable to Deploy Japanese Vessel, Patrol Planes to the Middle East
The Middle East situation has remained very tense due to a standoff between the United States and Iran. Under [&hellip
Politics & Security
Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test
Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things to different people. Take
Politics & Security
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
Politics & Security
Trump Scares Japan with Talk of ‘Ending’ the U.S.-Japan Defense Alliance – Crazy as it Sounds?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent musings that maybe America should exit the ‘unfair’ U.S.-Japan defense treaty sur
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Friendship Across the Seas: The U.S. Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’ by Agawa Naoyuki
In this valentine to Japanese-American maritime relations, author Agawa Naoyuki traces the process by which bitter e
Politics & Security
How to Secure Japan? Put Premium on JSDF Personnel More Than Hardware
Japan can buy all the F35’s and Aegis Ashore missile defense systems it wants. It can even cobble together […]
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | South Korea Must Apologize for Locking Radar on Japan’s Self-Defense Force Aircraft
The South Korean government should waste no time in honestly admitting its error and offering an apology to Japan [&he
Prime Minister Abe Shows Courageous Leadership in Pushing for Article 9 Amendment
With his reelection as Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president for the third time on September 20 and […]
Special Reports
‘Treasures of Our Town’: Atsuma Pays Tribute to 36 Killed in Hokkaido Earthquake
By: The Sankei Shimbun “We regret profoundly that the lives of 36 of our townspeople have been lost. […]
Politics & Security
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 […]
Special Reports
[PHOTOS] Hokkaido Earthquake: Rescue Operations Start Amid Threats of Aftershocks, Landslides
JAPAN Forward Death Toll Rose to 39 People Hokkaido Government announced on Sunday, September 9 […]
Shinzo Abe’s Constitutional Revision Bill Goes to the Diet in Autumn
By Takao Harakawa Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared his intention to introduce a Liberal Democratic [&helli