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Kyoto Is Facing A Bankruptcy Crisis.

Touristy, But Broke. Kyoto is arguably the most popular tourist destination for ...
Navy(JMSDF)

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...
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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...
Military

Why Japan’s First Missile Boat, The “1-Go-Class” Failed

Fastest Ship In JMSDF "Missile boats" are known to be small, yet highly maneuver...
History

The Secret WW2 Plan To Relocate Japan’s Capital

From Tokyo To Nagano As the war in the Pacific started to take a turn for the wo...
Army(JGSDF)

An Elite Brigade? Explaining JGSDF’s Fuji School

An Educational Institution When asked about the strongest unit within the Japan ...
Military

Why The Osumi-Class Landing Ship Was Revolutionary

A Dock-Landing Ship As Japan prepares to defend its remote islands from China, o...
Military

How Japan’s Coast Guard Is Countering China

The Senkaku Islands It is no secret that Japan and China has territorial dispute...
Politics

Is Japan Preparing For War With China?

Recent Defense Efforts The security environment surrounding Japan has been deter...
Army(JGSDF)

Why Mitsubishi’s Mobile Armored Vehicle Lost The Race

To Replace The Type 96 As the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) procures t...
Military

Well Balanced? Japan’s Takanami-Class Destroyers

Murasame's Successor Among the impressive fleet of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense...
Military

How Different Is Japan’s Air Force One?

A Rather Short History Alike the famous Air Force One used by the United States ...
Navy(JMSDF)

Why Japanese ASROC Missiles Are Overkill For Submarines

Deadly, Modified Versions As an island nation, Japan is heavily committed to def...
Army(JGSDF)

Modern-Day Ninjas? Meet Japan’s Special Operations Group

JGSDF's Best Unit Japan's Self-Defense Force is not a military in the formal sen...
History

Japan’s Secret Postwar Operation To Protect The Imperial Family

Anxiety Over The Emperor's Fate With the acceptation of the Potsdam Declaration,...
Army(JGSDF)

Why Japan’s Army Is Building Their Own Transport Ships

Boosting Transport Capacity In response to China's maritime expansion, Japan's G...
Military

The Hibiki-Class Ocean Surveillance Ship’s Outstanding Ability

Collecting Sound Prints When considering Japan's firsthand experience of losing ...