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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
![Japan’s Suga Set to Authorize Arms Sales to Vietnam Japan’s Suga Set to Authorize Arms Sales to Vietnam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-15-2.jpg)
Japan’s Suga Set to Authorize Arms Sales to Vietnam
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Suga is also promising to bolster Japan's economic engagement with Southeast Asian Nations.
![Japan’s First Soryu-Class Attack Sub Fitted With Lithium-Ion Batteries Arrives at Homeport Japan’s First Soryu-Class Attack Sub Fitted With Lithium-Ion Batteries Arrives at Homeport](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-08.png)
Japan’s First Soryu-Class Attack Sub Fitted With Lithium-Ion Batteries Arrives at Homeport
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new attack submarine arrived at a Japanese naval base in Kure in southwestern Japan on April 7.
![Japan Commissions First Soryu-Class Attack Sub Fitted With Lithium-Ion Batteries Japan Commissions First Soryu-Class Attack Sub Fitted With Lithium-Ion Batteries](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-05.png)
Japan Commissions First Soryu-Class Attack Sub Fitted With Lithium-Ion Batteries
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force’s latest diesel-electric attack submarine was commissioned on March 5.
![Japan to Send Warship and Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Mideast Japan to Send Warship and Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Mideast](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-27-2.jpg)
Japan to Send Warship and Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Mideast
By Associated Press
The Japanese government has okayed a divisive plan to send naval troops to the Middle East.
![Japan to Invest in AI-Enabled Maritime Surveillance Platforms Japan to Invest in AI-Enabled Maritime Surveillance Platforms](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-jmsdf_p-1_7.jpg)
Japan to Invest in AI-Enabled Maritime Surveillance Platforms
By Ankit Panda
AI and machine learning will reduce demands on human analysts.
![Japan Launches Second Maya-Class Guided Missile Destroyer Japan Launches Second Maya-Class Guided Missile Destroyer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-p1748675_main.jpg)
Japan Launches Second Maya-Class Guided Missile Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan Marine United launched the second of two improved Atago-class guided missile destroyers on July 17.
![Japan Debates Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz Japan Debates Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-jmsdf-commissions-first-awaji-class-minesweeper-main.jpg)
Japan Debates Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Sending Japanese warships to the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a strong public backlash.
![Japan's Biggest Warship Offers Clue to Military Ambitions Japan's Biggest Warship Offers Clue to Military Ambitions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19184266678996.jpg)
Japan's Biggest Warship Offers Clue to Military Ambitions
By Emily Wang
Japan is preparing to reconfigure the Izumo to accommodate U.S. stealth fighters, including F-35Bs.
![Japan’s New Guided Missile Destroyer Completes Second Round of Sea Trials Japan’s New Guided Missile Destroyer Completes Second Round of Sea Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-p1728123_main.jpg)
Japan’s New Guided Missile Destroyer Completes Second Round of Sea Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new surface combatant capable of ballistic missile defense is set to be commissioned in March 2020.
![USS Ronald Reagan, JS Izumo Conduct Bilateral Exercises in South China Sea USS Ronald Reagan, JS Izumo Conduct Bilateral Exercises in South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-48098823608_f9177aca54_b.jpg)
USS Ronald Reagan, JS Izumo Conduct Bilateral Exercises in South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
For the second time this month, the two flattops conducted naval drills in the contested waters.
![Vietnam, Japan Conduct Naval Exercise Vietnam, Japan Conduct Naval Exercise](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2019-06-19-at-11.06.44-am.jpg)
Vietnam, Japan Conduct Naval Exercise
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Vietnamese People’s Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force held a joint naval exercise earlier this week.
![Japan’s Largest Flattop Visits Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Port Japan’s Largest Flattop Visits Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Port](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2019-06-17-at-11.42.53-am.jpg)
Japan’s Largest Flattop Visits Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Port
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first-of-class JS Izumo made a port call in Vietnam this month, as part of its annual Indo-Pacific deployment.
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