A United States Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1Z “Viper” attack helicopter made a precautionary landing in Japan on Tuesday, the 27 July. The landing was made in accordance with standard procedure… Continue reading "USMC Helicopter Makes “Precautionary Landing” in Japan"
The Royal Air Force’s Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, announced that the United Kingdom and Japan had committed to “ground breaking collaboration” on their… Continue reading "UK & Japan To Collaborate On Tempest, F-X Propulsion Systems"
On Monday, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso spoke at a fundraising party where he discussed the issue of conflict over Taiwan. In his speech, he noted that an escalation… Continue reading "Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Implies Japan Could Fight to Defend Taiwan"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency has announced the completion of development on the Bell Subaru UH-2 utility helicopter. The UH-2 was selected in 2015 to… Continue reading "Development On Japan’s UH-2 Utility Helicopter Completed"
Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force named and launched the newest member of its Mogami class of stealthy frigates this morning. The ceremony naming the Noshiro was held at Mitsubishi Heavy… Continue reading "Japanese Stealth Frigate JS Noshiro Named and Launched"
From June 10 – 25h, the US is running another iteration of its RED FLAG Alaska air exercise. Conducted up to four times per year, the focus of RED FLAG… Continue reading "South Korea Simultaneously Participates in Exercises With and Against Japan"
In a statement made last week during an interview with Nikkei Asia, Japanese Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi revealed that Japan will likely eliminate the 1% GDP cap which had… Continue reading "Japan Likely to Eliminate 1% GDP Military Spending Cap"
A number of top Japanese companies have announced their decision to stop relying on Chinese drones due to security concerns. Chinese drones may send back sensitive data to their manufacturers… Continue reading "Japanese Companies Seek Alternatives to Chinese Drones; New US Drone Deployment to Japan"
On Thursday 29 April, US General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), met his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii. These were Japanese Chief of… Continue reading "Top US, Korean and Japanese Military Officials Meet in Hawaii"
Every year, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) releases a “diplomatic bluebook” which serves as a publicly-available annual report on the country’s foreign policy activities. The 2021 edition was… Continue reading "New Japanese Diplomatic Bluebook Shows Significantly More Concern About China than Earlier Editions"