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Japan Self-Defense Forces
Japan’s Defense Ministry Wants Record Military Budget for 2016
By Franz-Stefan Gady
If approved, the new defense budget would be Tokyo’s largest in 14 years.
Japan: Farewell to ‘One Country Pacifism’
By Eisuke Suzuki
Why it is time to part ways with the traditional interpretations of Article 9 of Japan’s Constitution.
Do Shinzo Abe’s Defense Initiatives Matter?
By Lionel Fatton
How Japan’s new civil-military relations change its security posture and policy.
Japan's Defense Reforms and Shinzo Abe's Image Problem
By Yuki Tatsumi
Japan's prime minister has an image problem -- and it stems from his signature national security legislation.
Have Aliens Tried to Invade Japan?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan's Defense Minister faced unusual questions from a lawmaker this week.
Japan’s Defense Ministry Seeks to Roll Back Civilian Control
By Mina Pollmann
New reforms would give Japan's SDF personnel increased say over military decisions.
Japan Troop Deployment Near Taiwan Clears Major Hurdle
By Mina Pollmann
Residents on Yonaguni Island voted in favor of a proposed base housing SDF troops.
Abe’s Ongoing Defense Policy Changes
By Emily S. Chen
The Japanese government continues to push ahead with changes to Japan’s defense policy.
Japan Scrambling Jets at Cold War Levels
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Tokyo reportedly scrambling its fighter jets at record pace in the face of growing incursions.
Japan Plans New Law to Speed Military Deployment
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new permanent law on dispatching JSDF overseas would not require a constitutional amendment.
Promise and Potential Peril: Japan’s Military Normalization
By Paul J. Leaf
To play a productive role in a tense neighborhood, Tokyo needs to look beyond constitutional interpretations.
Yasukuni’s Relevance to Japan, and the Region
By Clint Richards
Regular visits by officials not only anger Japan’s neighbors, but can erode the separation of church and state.