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Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force
![Is Japan’s Postwar Pacifism Dead? Is Japan’s Postwar Pacifism Dead?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-3431900.jpg)
Is Japan’s Postwar Pacifism Dead?
By Ulv Hanssen
Japan’s defense spending plan shows how far the state has departed from postwar pacifism.
![Japan to Dispatch Izumo-class Carrier to South China Sea, Indian Ocean Japan to Dispatch Izumo-class Carrier to South China Sea, Indian Ocean](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-ddh-183いずも型護衛艦.jpg)
Japan to Dispatch Izumo-class Carrier to South China Sea, Indian Ocean
By Ankit Panda
2018 will become the second consecutive year for a Japanese Izumo-class deployment to the Indian Ocean.
![India, Japan Begin Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise in Arabian Sea India, Japan Begin Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise in Arabian Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-dnys7uxu8aahmfd.jpg)
India, Japan Begin Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise in Arabian Sea
By Ankit Panda
The exercise is the second major anti-submarine warfare exercise between the two sides in 2017.
![Japan Set to Intensify South China Sea Involvement Japan Set to Intensify South China Sea Involvement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-30_17-17-18.jpg)
Japan Set to Intensify South China Sea Involvement
By Ankit Panda
Despite Chinese warnings, Japan isn't about to leave the South China Sea.
![Japan to Receive 4 New V-22 Osprey Aircraft Japan to Receive 4 New V-22 Osprey Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-17_15-41-09.jpg)
Japan to Receive 4 New V-22 Osprey Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. defense contractor Boeing has been awarded a $545 million contract for the delivery of 4 V-22 aircraft to Japan.
![Hyping Threats? Japan’s Black and White Defense Paper Hyping Threats? Japan’s Black and White Defense Paper](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-25_06-52-43.jpg)
Hyping Threats? Japan’s Black and White Defense Paper
By Greg Austin
Stark on China, but a quiet message about Russia?
![Meet Japan’s Newest Aircraft for Defending the Senkaku Islands Meet Japan’s Newest Aircraft for Defending the Senkaku Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-06_09-04-10.jpg)
Meet Japan’s Newest Aircraft for Defending the Senkaku Islands
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. State Department just approved a $3 billion arms deal with Japan.
![Aegis, Missile Defense and the US Pivot Aegis, Missile Defense and the US Pivot](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-29_20-47-08.jpg)
Aegis, Missile Defense and the US Pivot
By Robert Holzer & Scott Truver
The U.S. Navy’s Aegis Weapon System is the lynchpin for regional missile defense in Asia.
![Dangerous Neighborhoods: U.S.-Japan Naval Cooperation Dangerous Neighborhoods: U.S.-Japan Naval Cooperation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-11_06-24-14.jpg)
Dangerous Neighborhoods: U.S.-Japan Naval Cooperation
By M. Elizabeth Guran
References to U.S. retrenchment are a wake-up call for increased strategic engagement.
![China’s Hubris on the High Seas China’s Hubris on the High Seas](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/China11.jpg)
China’s Hubris on the High Seas
By James R. Holmes
Despite all the hype, the PLA Navy’s achievements remain relatively modest.
![Is Any Ship Not an Aircraft Carrier Anymore? Is Any Ship Not an Aircraft Carrier Anymore?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/editor8.jpg)
Is Any Ship Not an Aircraft Carrier Anymore?
“By the terms that Americans judge other nations’ warships, the U.S. Navy operates 19 aircraft carriers.”
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