Politics & Security
Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test
Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things to different people. Take
Special Reports
‘Thank You’ Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko for Your Service to Japan and to the World
I arrived in Japan in the summer of 1990, otherwise known as Heisei 2 nen, intending to be here […]
Politics & Security
Japan Activates Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade: What Now?
Japan’s new Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) stood up on March 27, with a ceremony taking place April 7 [&he
Special Reports
Tohoku in My Memory: Recollections on Operation Tomodachi
It’s seven years since the 3/11 Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami that killed over 18,000 people. It [&hell