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Japan Self-Defense Forces
Japan’s Defense Ministry Requests Largest Ever Budget for Fiscal Year 2024
By Takahashi Kosuke
Japan's defense build-up, including pursuit of a counter-strike capability, continues to require record-setting funds.
Japan at the Center of Airpower Defense Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific
By Shingo Nagata
Defense diplomacy is the peacetime diplomatic activity of militaries aimed at maintaining and strengthening relations with allies and partners.
Japan’s Refusal to Identify as a Military Power Has Geopolitical Consequences
By Jio Kamata
Public sentiment could seriously constrain Japan’s actions in a military conflict – for example, if China were to invade Taiwan.
Why Does Japan Have a Military Base in Djibouti?
By Jio Kamata
The unfolding crisis in Sudan has drawn attention to Japan’s only overseas base – and some of the problems surrounding the installation.
Poll: Japanese Support for Self-Defense Forces Rises to Record High
By Takahashi Kosuke
A government poll found that interest in Japan’s security environment – and support for its defense force – is higher than ever.
PM Kishida Announces Japan Will Acquire 400 Tomahawk Missiles From US
By Takahashi Kosuke
The missiles, to be deployed on Aegis-equipped destroyers, will add to Japan’s counterstrike capability.
Missiles Are No Substitute for Japan Self-Defense Forces’ Manpower Shortage
By Samuel Porter
For all the focus on rising budgets and offensive strike capabilities, a far more mundane concern is posing a dire threat to Japan’s security.
Japan Sees Rise in Fighter Scrambles Against Chinese Aircraft
By Kosuke Takahashi
In the first half of 2022, Japan witnessed a 14 percent increase in scrambles triggered by foreign military aircraft approaches.
Strengthening Integrated Air and Missile Defense for the Japan-US Alliance
By Carl Rehberg, Chris Bassler , and Herbert Kemp
The Japan-U.S. alliance has made steady and incremental progress toward preparing for future crises and contingencies. More needs to be done.
China’s Live-Fire Drills Near Taiwan Send Ballistic Missiles Into Japan’s EEZ
By Kosuke Takahashi
It’s the first time China has fired ballistic missiles into Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
Is Japan’s Postwar Pacifism Dead?
By Ulv Hanssen
Japan’s defense spending plan shows how far the state has departed from postwar pacifism.
Does the Russia-Ukraine War Herald a New Era for Japan’s Security Policy?
By Craig Kafura
Is the war in Ukraine creating a Japanese Zeitenwende? It might be up to Prime Minister Kishida.
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