Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a partnership between the Government of Japan and the World Bank, initially created to alleviate the social and economic distress caused by the East Asian ...

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 Japan Self-Defense Forces have placed an order for 17 CH-47JA Block II Chinooks (Extended Range) transport helicopters, becoming the fourth nation to acquire the new Block II variant. On Feb. 13, ...

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 marks the third straight year that Iron Fist has taken place on Japanese soil. On April 1, 1945, a mere five days after the bloody Battle of Iwo Jima ended, U.S. and Imperial Japanese forces were ...

Officially titled the “New Year Jump,” according to JSDF officials, the drill, which is held at the Narashino Exercise Area in central Japan’s Funabashi, is the first Japan-U.S. paratrooper exercise ...

Asia Is Racing to the Arctic, But It’s Not Easy 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 ...

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 ...

Ghost Robotics plans to deliver at least six units of its Vision 60 UGV to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces in 2024, a company official told Janes on 15 March. The company has displayed Vision 60 at ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has revealed plans to build a Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) base, as well as a training site for US carrier-based aircraft on Mage Island off Kagoshima ...