Military

Already Successful? The Future of Japan’s Railgun Project

The Futuristic Electromagnetic Gun Often seen in Scifi-movies and regarded as a ...
Military

The P-1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft’s Crucial Role

Kawasaki's Anti-Submarine Plane As an archipelago nation with nearly 7,000 islan...
Army(JGSDF)

Japanese Marines? The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade

The First Amphibious Unit In the face of Chinese expansion in the Western Pacifi...
Military

Japan’s Hayabusa-Class Guided Missile Boat

Failure Of 1-Go Class Despite being small, missile boats pack quite a punch and ...
Army(JGSDF)

Can Japan’s Type 16 MCV Replace Tanks?

Better Mobility, Enough Firepower During the Cold War, Japan's Army (JGSDF) was ...
Military

Why Japan Built The Shikishima-Class Patrol Vessel

Largest Coast Guard Ship While Japan as an impressive navy, the Japan Maritime S...
Military

How Good Is Kawasaki’s C-2 Transport Plane?

Japan's Latest Military Transport Recently, Japan's Air Force (JASDF) has been b...
Army(JGSDF)

Komatsu LAV – JGSDF’s Most Familiar Armored Vehicle

Light Enough For Airlift Like any other military, Japan's Army (JGSDF) is equipp...
Military

Meet Japan’s Mini-Aegis – The Akizuki-Class Destroyers

Air-Defense Specialist Being an island nation, Japan has heavily invested in its...
Military

Why Japan’s US-2 Is The World’s Best Seaplane

Right Plane For Maritime Rescue Once commonly used around the globe, seaplanes s...
Army(JGSDF)

Meet Japan’s Latest Howitzer – Type 19 155mm Wheeled SPH

Lighter, More Agile The War in Ukraine has reemphasized the importance of artill...
Army(JGSDF)

Japanese Javelin? JGSDF’s Type 01 LMAT Missile

Japan's Tank-Killer While the Russo-Ukraine War continues to provide new insight...
Politics

Meet Japan’s Ruler – The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

Dominating Politics Since 1955 Modern-day Japan is without a doubt a democratic ...
Military

Why Japan’s Navy Is Best At Mine Warfare

Lessons from Utter Defeat Japan's Navy, the JMSDF,  is one of the few navies whi...
Military

Why Mitsubishi’s F-2 Fighter Is Deadly Against Ships

Quasi-Domestic Fighter Japan's air-force, the JASDF operates several types of fi...
Politics

Japan’s Constitution, an American Product Kept Alive

Drafted in a Week by US Forces Every since its defeat in 1945, Japan has maintai...
Army(JGSDF)

How Strong Is Japan’s Type 10 Main Battle Tank?

Light, But Well-Protected The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF, a.k.a Japa...
Military

Multirole ? Japan’s Stealthy Mogami-Class Frigates

JMSDF's First Frigate Facing the grim reality of a rapid Chinese naval expansion...