The government is considering launching full-scale research into the use of humanoid robots in the defense sector. By ...

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. But Kishida’s spending plan masks a glaring problem ...

The latest news and top stories on the Self-Defence Forces. A prominent Japan-based governmental military organisation, the ...

Unless Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution is one day changed, the Japanese Self-Defence Forces are limited to a purely passive, defensive role. Without any wars to fight, training and maintaining ...

A V-22 Osprey aircraft bound for the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) based at Camp Kisarazu departs Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, July 10, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo An ...

This is the first time that the U.S. military will provide assistance to an earthquake-affected area in Japan since 2016. In this Apr. 20, 2016, file photo, U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor ...

Earlier this month, Japan’s Ministry of Defense rolled out a nearly 20-minute-long cartoon as part of a public relations offensive to explain the country’s military to the public. Although it might ...

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from a policy roundtable “The Future of Japanese Security and Defense” from our sister publication, the Texas National Security Review. Be sure to check out the full ...