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...
James E Auer, a respected Japan expert and former US Defense official passed away at 82. He championed Japan-US security ties and updating Japan's self-defense.
Defense Ministry confirms the likely authenticity of a drone video of the MSDF ship JS Izumo. It is enhancing security measures, taking the incident seriously.
Retired US Marine Colonel Grant Newsham takes on key questions about Japan's national defense: How far has it come, what needs improving, and why?
One need not be a cynic to think the Japanese government’s preferred approach to problems is to ignore them, while hoping they go away...
The Japanese government is considering dispatching Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels and planes to the Middle East to help ensure safe navigation near the Strait of...
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: Common Concerns, Common Mission: Japan, U.S. Defend Western Pacific vs China Aggression The White Paper Defense of...
I was assigned to a United States Navy destroyer homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, in 1966. It was in the midst of the Cold War. ...
The South Korean government should waste no time in honestly admitting its error and offering an apology to Japan for the South Korean Navy’s behavior...
Japan’s Defense Ministry has announced that Japan would forgo sending a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer to participate in the South Korea-sponsored international naval...
Vessels of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF), including a destroyer, will participate in the October 11 International Fleet Review near South Korea’s southern...