In a move that signals an expansion of the role of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) overseas, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet adopted two bills on Thursday that would expand the scope of Japanese ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed a reinterpretation of Japan’s postwar constitution to allow the military to use force alongside other national militaries, a right that postwar Japanese leaders ...

The government decided Monday to move up a planned overhaul of the pay structure for Self-Defense Forces personnel to fiscal 2027, a year earlier than scheduled, as it seeks to address chronic ...

Recent developments in Japan’s national security policy under the Shinzo Abe government — including the November 2013 establishment of a National Security Council based on the US model, the ...

Without speculating on the intent behind these statements, a historical examination of the "exclusively defense-oriented ...

The Japanese government has worked out a draft bill on sending the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to Iraq even without the latter's agreement, said the leading Nihon Keizaion Wednesday. The bill authorizes ...

Earlier this week, Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun reported on an emerging debate within Japanese lawmakers in the ruling coalition. The debate concerns the changing role of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF), ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s timing was impeccable: July 1 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF), the de-fanged fighting force that has protected ...

Japan plans to send two Ground Self-Defense Force personnel to Lithuania to teach Ukrainian soldiers how to remove land mines as part of its noncombat support for Kyiv, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani ...

In April 2020, Japan will establish the Space Domain Mission Unit (SDMU) within the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, with the unit dedicated to protecting satellites vital to national security. Although ...

TOKYO — The Japanese government has decided to revive a program that encourages Self-Defense Forces pilots to switch to commercial airline companies, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. Private Japanese ...

China said Monday it has imposed sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces who serves as a political consultant for Taiwan's cabinet, amid ...