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Military

Kawasaki C-1 – Postwar Japan’s First Transport Aircraft

JASDF's First Domestic Transport The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), also ...
Politics

Natural Partners? The Japan-Australia Quasi-Alliance

Overcoming The Past Amidst growing security concerns, Japan is strengthening tie...
Navy(JMSDF)

Super Destroyers?Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessels

An Expensive Replacement In response to North Korea's nuclear threat, Japan has ...
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Army(JGSDF)

Why Komatsu’s Wheeled Armored Vehicle Project Failed

Type 96's Successor Candidate The news of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGS...
Army(JGSDF)

The Japanese Military’s Toyota Mega Cruisers

JGSDF's High-Mobility Vehicle Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has vari...
Military

Japan’s Latest Taigei-Class Attack Submarines

Updated From Soryu-class Known for their top-class stealthiness, Japan's Maritim...
Military

Next Space Force? Japan’s Space Operations Group

Newly Formed In 2020 Just one year after the United States established its new S...
Army(JGSDF)

Can Japan’s Type 87 Anti-Tank Missile Still Defeat Tanks?

First Laser-Guided Weapon Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) enjoys a div...
Navy(JMSDF)

Heavily Equipped? Abukuma-Class Destroyer Escorts

For Coastal Defense Despite the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) operat...
Military

Why Japan Purchased US Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

Building Offensive Capabilities Faced with a confident China flexing its muscles...
Army(JGSDF)

Why Japan Still Uses The Type 73 Armored Personnel Carrier

Mobility Over Armor Among the armored vehicles operated by Japan's Ground Self-D...
Army(JGSDF)

Elite Commandos? Who Are The Japanese Army Rangers?

JGSDF's Special Training Program Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has a...
Politics

Why Japan Cannot Join The NATO Alliance

Deepening Relations As a democratic nation that upholds the current internationa...
Navy(JMSDF)

Can Japan’s New Patrol Vessels Save JMSDF?

JMSDF's First Patrol Boat The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducts...
Navy(JMSDF)

Japan Planning Its First Amphibious Assault Ship?

The Next Transport Ship Securing enough transport capacity is imperative for isl...
Army(JGSDF)

Japan’s Latest Utility Helicopter – Subaru UH-2

JGSDF's Multi-Role Helicopter Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is respo...
Army(JGSDF)

What Made The Type 90 Tanks So Significant For Japan?

First Global Standard Tank What pops to your mind when you hear the word "Japane...
Military

Japan’s Formidable Soryu-Class Attack Submarines

First AIP Submarine Submarines are an extremely effective weapon that can restri...
Military

Kawasaki T-4 – The Jet For Training Japanese Pilots

First Jet For Trainees Every pilot in the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF...
Navy(JMSDF)

Why Asagiri-Class Destroyers Were So Important

The New Eight-Eight Fleet During the 1980s, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force ...