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Japan’s Constitution, an American Product Kept Alive
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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...
Navy（JMSDF） 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...
Army（JGSDF） An Elite Brigade? Explaining JGSDF’s Fuji School
An Educational Institution When asked about the strongest unit within the Japan ...
Navy（JMSDF） 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...
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 ...
Army（JGSDF） The Type 93 SAM, Japan’s Mobile Air-Defense
Two Types Of SAMs As the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) enjoys a sur...
Military Japanese TopGun? Meet JASDF’s Elite Aggressor Unit
Tactical Fighter Training Group Among the fighter squadrons of the Japan Air Sel...
Military Can Japan’s Cyber Security Unit Defend Against Attacks?
An Joint Cyber Unit As modern warfare has extended into the space, cyber, and el...
Army（JGSDF） Why Japan’s Type 64 Rifle Have A Bad Reputation?
First Postwar Assault Rifle Assault rifles are the most fundamental weapon for a...
Navy（JMSDF） Japan’s Combat-Support Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV)
Currently Under Research As drones become an indispensable asset in modern warfa...
Army（JGSDF） The Type 94 Beach Minelayer Vehicle’s Unique Role
Super Rare Amphibious Vehicle Preventing the enemy from landing ashore has alway...