Concern is growing that China might use “gray zone” coercion in an attempt to take Taiwan. What responses are available in a Taiwan contengency, and if...
In the complex environment of external security challenges and domestic emergencies alike, Article 9 of the Constitution impedes Japan’s self-defense and needs to change.
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...
Okinawa officials, by shutting out JSDF members from Coming of Age and other official ceremonies, show disdain for the Constitution, individual rights, and security of the...
'Our message heightens the presence of the multilateral partnership. We are standing together on this with our partners Japan, the United States, Australia and India.' (Admiral...
~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...
Above: UK Future Combat Air System © BAE Systems The U.K. has been a pioneer in air power for more than 100 years. We have...
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. ...
The regular session of the National Diet, which had been hard-pressed to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, came to a close on June 17....
There have been various attempts all around the world to thank medical workers for the tireless efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. In...
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