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Foreign vendors are so far dominating Tokyo's lineup of trial robots, as the government tries to catch up on the use of unmanned systems.

Nobumasa Akiyama discusses Japanese perspectives of strategic risks in East Asia, including the North Korean threat and navigating Japans relationship with China amid great power rivalry.

The US and Japan must modernize their command and control structures to ensure deterrence and defeat threats in the Indo-Pacific.

Tokyo wants long-range strike assets, but these demand the support of a robust intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance architecture.

In December 2022, the Japanese government released a trio of major strategic documents—the National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy, and Defense Buildup Program.

Under its post-World War II pacifist Constitution, Japan has strictly refrained from arms exports for decades, resolving never to be a nation that encourages conflict or allows its weapons to be used to kill people.

The Ministry of Defense plans to build a new training ground for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the central area of Okinawa’s main island.

NAHA--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki called on Defense Minister Minoru Kihara to retract plans to build a Self-Defense Force training site in his prefecture as the central government moves to bolster defenses in the nation’s southwestern islands.