Evolving threats, such as hypersonic missiles that are difficult to detect, are prompting Japan to consider using UAVs for first alert in its national defense.
Potential invaders would face a higher hurdle if Japan has its own military protecting the nation and its people, like other democracies throughout the world.
The missile launches add to the pressure on Japan to acquire enemy base strike capability in light of the continuing series of direct threats from North...
Japan’s acceptance of U.S. missiles against China would realistically pave the way for U.S.-China disarmament talks.
Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida should take lessons from Shinzo Abe on how to keep the nation safe from aggression.
On September 15, North Korea launched a new type of variable trajectory ballistic missiles. In the debate about how Japan is to defend itself from such...
Amidst rising threats from North Korean ballistic missiles, Japan’s Defense Agency has begun deliberations on the development of a new missile interception system. Research...
David R. Stilwell, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State East Asian and Pacific Affairs, stressed the importance of open communication and close trilateral relations between the...
Washington needs its own land-based intermediate-range missiles to deter Beijing. Within three months, the United States will likely withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear...
(First of Two Parts) In recent years there have been growing concerns among nations in the Indo-Pacific region about the rise of...
In a morning press conference held on December 8th, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera officially announced plans to acquire funding for the procurement of a long-range cruise...
North Korea’s advances in its nuclear and ballistic missile program has drastically altered the security environment confronted by Japan. Further, Japan is facing the...
