2019
Japan to Send Warship and Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Mideast
Time and cost of relocation of U.S. base in Okinawa to double
Japan Launches Third Minesweeper
Okinawa and Japanese Government Locked In Hostile Battle Over US Base Relocation
The Ever-Evolving Importance of Japan’s Coast Guard
Managing an increasingly uncertain security environment
North Korea warns Japan it could see missile overflying country ‘in the not distant future’
Japan purchases Mageshima Island to conduct military drills with US
F-35C Jets and Electromagnetic Catapults: Will This Be Japan’s New Aircraft Carrier
The US and Japan After the INF Treaty
Here Come Tokyo’s Marines: This Ship Could Be the Key to Japan’s New Amphibious Capability
Japan Is Modernizing Its Military, but Can It Do More
New Threats Prompt Japanese Military to Refocus R&D
Japan Modernizes Its Air Force
Japan Maps Out Vision for Hypersonic Vehicles
US did not request five-fold increase for stationing troops in Japan
President Trump Asks Tokyo to Quadruple Payments for U.S. Troops in Japan
America’ Japan security alliance ‘a problem’ in talks over Kurils
South Korea and Japan Cool Their Trade Spat in the Name of Security
Japan Wants Missile Defenses to Protect the 2020 Olympics (From North Korea)
Japanese Lawmakers Seek Greater Security Cooperation With America and Taiwan
Japanese Navy May Have Gained Tactical Edge With New Submarine
Japan’s Got a Stealthy New Submarine
Japan Places Follow-on Order for Joint Strike Missiles
Japan to Invest in AI-Enabled Maritime Surveillance Platforms
Japan, South Korea Discuss Ways to Cool Tensions
Japan Launches Second Soryu-Class Attack Sub Fitted With Lithium-Ion Batteries
Japan to Receive Additional US Supersonic Ballistic Missile Interceptors
Japan, South Korea, and the Politics of the Present
Japan Could Get a ‘Super’ F-15
US State Department Approves Possible F-15J Modernization Sale for Japan
Japan weighs sending troops to the Middle East to protect commercial vessels
Japan’s SDF to head to Mideast waters, but Tokyo steers lead of U.S.-led coalition
Tokyo to Dispatch Vessels, Aircraft to Middle East, but Won’t Join U.S. Coalition
Japan’s Population Will Rapidly Age and Shrink by 20 Percent by 2050
Nuclear Deterrence: Mixed Messages for Japan
Following North Korean SLBM Test, Japan Conducts Missile Interceptor Drill in Tokyo
Chinese Warship Visit to Japan Part of Growing Military Charm Offensive
China bigger threat to nation than nuclear-armed North Korea
China Now Ranked Top Long-Term Security Concern
Japan sees rising threats from China, North Korea, Russia
US alliance remains ‘cornerstone’ of Japan’s defense strategy
Japan, EU: Tokyo and Brussels Sign Deal to Rival Belt and Road Project
Japanese radar stations and MSDF crews failed to track recent North Korean missiles launches
Japan: Radar Systems Lost Track of North Korean Missiles
Japan Will Get F-35Bs on a Flattop With US Cooperation. Will South Korea Follow
Can the Japan Self-Defense Force Age Gracefully
US Defense Contractor to Build Upgrade Facility for F35 Stealth Fighters in Japan
Russian Security Council Secretary Meets With Abe in Tokyo to Discuss Arms Control
Japan’s deepening diplomatic crisis with South Korea
CCP Influence Operations in Japan
US State Department Greenlights $3.3 Billion Missile Sale to Japan
The Japan Self-Defense Force: A Crisis in the Ranks
F-35s and More: Japan Seeks Record Military Budget for Eighth Year Running
American Bases in Japan Are Sitting Ducks
Japan’s budget document reveals electronic warfare plans
Making Sense of Japan’s Approach to Russia
Years of Bitterness Have Contributed to the Seoul-Tokyo Trade Rift
What Are Japan’s ‘Sanctions’ on South Korea
Tokyo May Dispatch Vessels to Middle Eastern Waters
Japan and Korea ‘Have Given up on Each Other’
Here’s what Japan’s Defense Ministry wants to do with $50.5 billion
South Korea and Japan Have More in Common Than They Think (Like the China Challenge
A Japan-South Korea Dispute Hundreds of Years in the Making
South Korea ends intel-sharing deal with Japan
Japan and South Korea Need a “Nixon Goes to China Moment”
Top US Marine acknowledges worries on Japan-Korean ties
On Iran, Japan Faces a Difficult Decision
Japan in Tailsman Sabre 2019: Opening the Aperture on Perimeter Defense
Japan Officially Selects F-35B for Its STOVL Fighter
Tensions between South Korea and Japan could hurt US goals in the Pacific and China is watching
US Tries Its Hand at Shuttle Diplomacy Amid Japan-South Kore Disputes
Japan Keen to Bolster Ties with Pacific Island States
Japan is Deploying its First Marines Since World War II to Counter China
Japan cautious over US mission in Hormuz
Cabinet Official Hints at Potential Naval Deployment Off Yemeni Coast
Trump’s push for South Korea to pay more for US troops puts Japan on notice
US, Japan Look to Clinch Trade Deal
Japan’s F-35A Fighter Jets Resume Flight Operations
Japan’s Export Strategy Targets South Korea’s Ruling Class
Japan’s F-35s Are Now Back in the Air
US, Japan To Ink Hosted Payload Pact to Monitor Sats
Japan escalates trade war with South Korea, deepening rift and raising security concerns
Japanese Defense Head Warns of Chinese Intrusions Near Senkaku Islands
Tokyo Removes Seoul From White List, Moon Vows Response
Bolton suggests fivefold rise in Japan’s spending on U.S. military
Japan’s Marines Storm each Alongside Australian, US Troops
Japan and South Korea Are Learning the Wrong Lessons From China
Japan’s new amphibious brigade launches beach landings during Talisman Sabre drills
Japan and South Korea Can’t Get Along
How Trump’s attacks on the US-Japan security alliance could affect readiness
Japan’s election result unlikely to stop Aegis Ashore deployment despite controversy
Japan wants to be an official F-35 partner. The Pentagon plans to say no
South Korea vs. Japan: The Trade War the World Needs to Watch
Abe Administration Left Behind on North Korea
Japan confirms Russian plane in Takeshima airspace, lodges protest against Moscow, Seoul
Tiny islands at the heart of major clash between four superpowers
US Intervention Can’t Break the Japan-Korea Impasse
Japan Launches Second Maya-Class Guided Missile Destroyer
Japan Debates Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz
Strife between Seoul and Tokyo makes Kim Jong Un’s DMZ victory even more valuable
Japan to provide U.S. with missile data from Aegis Ashore
Japan’s Aegis Ashore System Hits a Roadblock: Domestic Politics
Japan’s G20 Summit Fails at Repairing Japan-Korea relations
Stealth Surprise: Is Japan’s New Submarine a Game Changer?
Japan’s Biggest Warship Offers Clue to Military Ambitions
Upgrading the Franco-Japanese Strategic Partnership in the Indo-Pacific
Japan-South Korea Spat Threatens to Morph into Trade War
Japan’s Biggest Warship, Evidence of Expanding Military Role
Japan’s New Guided Missile Destroyer Completes Second Round of Sea Trials
How Japan Could End Up with Aircraft Carriers Armed with F-35s
Japan-ASEAN Indo-Pacific Security Cooperation in Focus with Ship Rider Program Launch
Did Japan Get What It Wanted From the Osaka G20 Summit
How Japan Could End Up with Aircraft Carriers Armed with F-35s
Japan-ASEAN Indo-Pacific Security Cooperation in Focus with Ship Rider Program Launch
Macron in Japan: Upgrading the Franco-Japanese Strategic Partnership in the Indo-Pacific
Japan-Korea Relations Could Get Worse Before They Get Better
Trump Muses Privately About Ending Postwar Japan Defense Pact
A First: Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force Joins US-Australia Talisman Sabre Exercises
Why Is Japan Building A Missile Defense Site In a Tsunami Zone?
Japan says fighter jets scramble after Russian military aircrfact violates airspace
Vietnam, Japan Conduct Naval Exercise
The Geopolitical Implications of Abe’s Iran Trip
Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets in Response to Chinese Spy Plane Over Miyoko Strait
Japan’s Largest Flattop Visits Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Port
How a Japanese F-35 Crashed During a Combat Exercise
Japan’s Prime Minister Is Saving His Most Ambitious Plans for Last
Shinzo Abe Heads to Tehran: What’s on the Agenda?
Japan’s Izumo-Class Carrier to Visit Vietnam
Japan’s High-Tech Militarization: Asserting Independence in an Uncertain World
Japan takes ownership of first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye at Misawa
Japan Takes Delivery of First E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft
Much to China’s ire, Japan’s regional influence is becoming the norm
The Contradictory Nature of U.S.-Japan Relations
What’s behind Abe’s change of heart on a Japan-North Korea summit?
China, Japan: Tokyo Calls for Bilateral Talks to Address Security Issues
US, Japan Downplay Differences During Trump’s State Visit
Government to Expand Foreign Investment Restrictions in Technology Sectors
Trump Tours Japan’s Izumo-Class Carrier Hailing its Future F-35B Capability
Abe and Trump jointly address military personnel aboard Japan’s Kaga carrier
Japan Doesn’t Know What to Do With Its New F-35 Armed Aircraft Carriers
Japan-Singapore Security Ties in Focus With Defense Ministers Meeting
Destroyer Visit Highlights Japan-Philippines Military Ties
U.S. Japan Conduct Cooperative Navel Deployment in Strait of Malacca
The Heisei Paradox: Emperor Akihito and Japan’s Nationalist Regression
China and Japan’s Rapprochement Continues
Japan Pushes for Its Own North Korea Summit
Japan Woos a Region Caught Between the U.S. and China
Legacy Comes First in Abe’s Foreign Policy
Trump to Inspect Japan’s Izumo Class Aircraft Carrier in May