Army（JGSDF）
Too Vulnerable? Japan’s Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier
Navy（JMSDF）
Navy（JMSDF） Why Japan’s Navy Uses The TC-90/LC-90 Beechcraft King Air?
TC-90: Training Aircraft The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) operat...
Military Why Japan Is Developing Submarine-Launched Missiles
As Counterstrike Options In response to China’s growing military power and North...
Military Why Japan’s Navy Is Creating An Information Warfare Unit
JMSDF's Cyber Warfare Unit As seen in recent conflicts around the globe, modern ...
Military Why Japan’s Navy Absolutely Hates Submarines
Trauma From WW2 During WW2, Japan initially secured the resource-rich Southeast ...
Military How Good Are Japan’s Awaji-class Minesweepers?
Largest FRP-Made Ship The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is known ...
Military The Role Of Uraga-Class Mine Countermeasures Ships
HQ Facilities & Replenishment Japan once had its shipping lanes completely destr...
Military What Are Japan’s Oceanographic Research Ships?
For Anti-Submarine Warfare Although the ocean covers nearly 70% of the Earth's s...
Military Why Japan’s Navy Built The YOT-01 Class Oil Tankers
Improving Self-Sufficiency As an island nation, it is only natural for Japan to ...
Military What Is Japan’s “Hashidate” Accommodation Ship?
For Naval Diplomacy Among the various vessels operated by Japan's Maritime Self-...
Military Japan’s Navy Wants More Replenishment Oilers And Support Ships
JMSDF's Expanding Roles While having an impressive fleet of 54 combatant ships a...
Military Why Japan’s Type 89 Torpedo Is Still Terrifying
Max-Speed of 70 Knots? The Japan has quite a long history when it comes to both ...
Military This Is What Japan’s Naval Training Fleet Looks Like
Cadet Training Ships As any other navy, the majority of sailors in the Japan Mar...
Military Japan Has 54 Surface Combat Vessels, But Its Not Enough.
JMSDF's Original Role What is the mission of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force...
Military Two-Way Style? Japan’s Maya-Class Aegis Destroyers
JMSDF's First CEC Ship Currently, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) op...
Military Japanese Navy SEALs? JMSDF’s Special Boarding Unit
1999 Spy-ship Incident When asked about Japanese special forces, most people wou...
Military Meet Japan’s Impressive Submarine Rescue Ships
Two Vessels, Two DSRVs As the implosion accident of the "Titan" submersible made...
Navy（JMSDF） How Capable Are Japan’s Atago-Class Aegis Destroyers?
Second Batch of Aegis Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) currently has ...
Military What Are Japan’s New Long Endurance UUVs?
Multi-Purpose Drone Vessel Drones have garnered a lot of attention in the past s...
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...
Military Why The Osumi-Class Landing Ship Was Revolutionary
A Dock-Landing Ship As Japan prepares to defend its remote islands from China, o...