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Military Two-Way Style? Japan’s Maya-Class Aegis Destroyers
JMSDF's First CEC Ship Currently, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) op...
Army（JGSDF） Why Japan Only Bought Seventeen V-22 Ospreys?
Debates On Safety Concerns The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) mostly...
Military Japanese Navy SEALs? JMSDF’s Special Boarding Unit
1999 Spy-ship Incident When asked about Japanese special forces, most people wou...
Military Japan’s Military Is Facing A Recruitment Crisis
Not Enough Enlistees As the security environment around Japan becomes increasing...
Politics Why Japan Is Exporting Patriot Missiles To The United States
Indirectly Aiding Ukraine Amidst the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, the Japanese g...
Military Japan’s Problem With Modern Drone Warfare
Drones = Essential Tool As drones have become crucial for modern warfare, from r...
Navy（JMSDF） Meet Japan’s Impressive Submarine Rescue Ships
Two Vessels, Two DSRVs As the implosion accident of the "Titan" submersible made...
Army（JGSDF） Are Japan’s Type 88 Anti-Ship Missiles Still Effective?
Outdated, But Menacing Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is tasked with ...
Military Why Japan Used The F-4 Fighter For So Long？
In Service: 1971〜2021 Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) operates some of th...
Politics How The DPJ Failed And Broke Japanese Politics
2009 Landslide Victory When it comes to post-war Japanese politics, one party st...
Army（JGSDF） Why Japan Has So Few AH-64D Apache Helicopters
Replacing AH-1S Cobras The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) currently ...
Military How Capable Are Japan’s Atago-Class Aegis Destroyers?
Second Batch of Aegis Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) currently has ...
Army（JGSDF） What Does Japan’s Electronic Warfare Operations Unit Do?
Collecting and Jamming As modern warfare extends beyond the traditional domains ...
Army（JGSDF） Why This High-Speed Ferry Is Crucial For Japan’s Defense
Chartered For JGSDF In response to China's maritime expansion, the Japan has shi...
Society Kyoto Is Facing A Bankruptcy Crisis.
Touristy, But Broke. Kyoto is arguably the most popular tourist destination for ...
Military What Are Japan’s New Long Endurance UUVs?
Multi-Purpose Drone Vessel Drones have garnered a lot of attention in the past s...
Army（JGSDF） Why Japan’s Type 61 Tank Was So Important
First Postwar Tank Japanese tanks were long plagued with the reputation of being...
Military Was Japan Involved In Taiwan’s Submarine Project?
First Taiwan-Made Sub It is no secret that Taiwan has always faced the threat of...
Politics How Japan Relaxed Its Arms Export Ban
Not Banned By Law Japan has long prohibited the export of weapons with the self-...
Army（JGSDF） 100% Success Rate? Japan’s Ordnance Disposal Units
Skills Born From Demand During the Second World War, Japan experienced countless...