Japan's current military strategy, which relies on forward defense, is outdated. An active denial strategy would improve deterrence and mitigate crisis instability, making it better suited to meet the ...

Japan's defence ministry plans to acquire six shipborne small UAVs in fiscal year 2025 as part of a broader strategy to ...

North Korea slammed Japan for its joint next-generation fighter jet development project with the United Kingdom and Italy, ...

Credit: Flickr/ JGSDF In December 2022, Japan announced a new National Security Strategy, including a significant increase of the defense budget and the acquisition of offensive weaponry.

PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday slammed Japan's 2025 defense white paper, calling it ...

The new security strategy might increase Japan’s military power, but it is not (yet) a bellicose stance. Let’s hope it will not lead to unintended consequences in this fukuzatsu kaiki world.

Japan will create a "Permanent Joint Command," which will be responsible for coordinating between the ground, maritime and air branches of the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.

By bno - Taipei Office For much of the post-war era, Japan’s armed forces - officially termed the Self-Defence Forces (SDF) - ...

Spend enough time on Japanese military bases and in policymakers’ offices, and you will eventually encounter the same unusual map. It depicts East Asia rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise, as if ...

The Japanese military is particularly vulnerable to the consequences of demographic change. ... Japan’s new defense strategy, unveiled in 2022, will require an estimated $300 billion through 2027. But ...

An American military defense of Taiwan against China would probably rely on the U.S. naval base on Okinawa about 400 miles away, ... Japan’s national security strategy, ...