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Japan Self-Defense Force
Japan Approves Modest Defense Budget Hike
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The defense budget approved by Japan’s cabinet will see a moderate 1.4 percent increase from the previous year.
Reluctant Military Power: Japan Opposes South Sudan Arms Embargo
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan will oppose a U.N. Security Council resolution that would impose an arms embargo on South Sudan.
Japan’s Military Deploys Abroad With New Rules of Engagement
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japanese government has approved new duties for Japanese peacekeepers in South Sudan.
US and Japan to Hold Amphibious Assault Drills in Northwestern Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A joint U.S.-Japan military exercise will be held off Guam and Tinian in early November.
Leveraging the Third Offset Strategy in the US-Japan Alliance
By Yuki Tatsumi and Pamela Kennedy
The innovation central to the Third Offset Strategy could take the U.S.-Japan alliance even higher.
Strategic Mercy: The Case for Japanese Hospital Ships
By Anthony W. Holmes
The platform of a hospital ship seems tailor-made for Japan's situation -- yet the country doesn't have one.
The Invisible Achilles' Heel in Japan's Defense Plan
By Yuki Tatsumi
Even as it invests in more equipment, Japan needs to do more to take care of its Self Defense personnel.
Japan and the ‘Maritime Pivot’ to Southeast Asia
By Koh Swee Lean Collin
Given domestic and regional realities, how involved can Japan be in the South China Sea?
Japan to Receive New US Military Aircraft by 2020
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Tokyo has selected the Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
Japan’s Security Bills: Overpromising and Under-Delivering
By Tom Le
The new security bills risk disappointing both opponents and proponents.
Hyping Threats? Japan’s Black and White Defense Paper
By Greg Austin
Stark on China, but a quiet message about Russia?
Assessing Japan’s New Defense Policy Bills
By Robert Dujarric
Forget the hype, there is much less to the proposed new legislation than meets the eye.