After the Cold War, China's military rise became more pronounced. In response, the Self-Defense Forces advanced the "Southwest Shift" and an amphibious brigade.
The Self-Defense Forces have come far. Their next decade will be defined by ongoing minesweeping and the rising burden of scrambles against Chinese threats.
PALM10 concludes with leaders affirming shared values, climate initiatives, security cooperation, and imperial hospitality, signaling strengthened partnerships.
Surrounded by autocracies with nuclear weapons, Japan should more than ever support its Self-Defense Forces that strengthen the nation’s deterrence capability.
Losing the majority in the prefectural election, Governor Tamaki should cooperate with the national government to safeguard the lives of Okinawa residents.
The Ishin no Kai party leader talks about what his party stands for, its growing national success since emerging in 2015, and problems associated with the...
Government can better care for residents stranded at the tip of the Noto Peninsula if they are rescued and brought to evacuation sites outside the prefecture.
Missile launches by North Korea have driven South Korea to seek to expand its deterrence capabilities based on the US nuclear umbrella. Japan must do the...
North Korea covets satellite technology to monitor US and other military movements and possibly to facilitate nuclear and non-nuclear missile attacks.
Denny Tamaki castigates Japan and the US military before the UN Human Rights Council. That's not the action of a governor who wants to protect his...
Flight recorder data from the doomed helicopter, along with information from similar incidents, is helpful when assessing what could have caused the crash.
If France turns a blind eye to the growing Chinese threat, it will throw into disarray the unified position of the G7 and NATO to keep...