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Japan’s secret UGV test? A blacked-out Mitsubishi spotted near Fuji

A matte-black Mitsubishi Delica D:5 minivan bearing no license plates, no unit markings, and a rooftop loaded with cameras, sensors, antennas, and a loudspeaker was photographed op...

Pay raises worked: Japan’s military breaks its recruitment crisis

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces recruited 11,177 personnel in Fiscal Year 2025, surpassing 10,000 for the first time in three years and marking a 1,453-person increase over the previou...

GSDF Osprey to use U.S. base in Okinawa for first time

As part of a June exercise between the GSDF and the U.S. Marine Corps, the two are considering a plan to airlift a mock patient from Miyako Island to the U.S. Futenma base.

Japan weighs dedicated agency to support Self-Defense Forces retirees

Japan considers AEW radar pod for MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones

On May 18, 2026, the Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s leading national newspapers, reported that the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) are considering equipping unmanned aerial vehic...

Japan reveals sweeping military space buildup

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has released a comprehensive briefing document outlining its space domain defense buildup, revealing a sweeping expansion of military space capabilities...

Japan’s Largest Warship Preparing for F-35B Training with U.S. Marines

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft will conduct take-off and landing drills on Japan’s largest warship JS Kaga (DDH-184) in June as the warship prepares to load...

Japan enacts bill to add space operations into ASDF’s fold

The renaming of the ASDF by the end of fiscal 2026, will mark the first name change for any branch of the Self-Defense Forces since its establishment in 1954.

Japan calls next-gen fighter program “critical”

Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met Wednesday with the CEO of GCAP’s joint venture design company to declare the three-nation next-generation fighter program “an extremel...

Japan Eyes a Homegrown FMS System as Defense Exports Become a Strategic Tool

The government is considering establishing a new organization – to manage a Japanese-style Foreign Military Sales system and promote defense exports.

Aviation watcher spotted mystery upgrade on Japanese military helicopter

Japan’s military has apparently been flying a helicopter modification nobody outside a small circle of aviation watchers knew existed, until a Japanese photographer caught the airc...

Japan eyes early warning drones to counter China threat

Japan’s government is moving to deploy early warning radar-equipped drones over the Pacific Ocean as part of a significant expansion of its surveillance and deterrence posture agai...

Japan’s latest live-fire drill is about offence, not defence: PLA Daily

China’s military mouthpiece on Monday warned that the weapons and operational methods seen in Japan’s largest annual live-fire drill symbolised the Self-Defence Force’s acceleratio...

POTD: Army's NGSW Reaches Operational Units in Pacific

Photo Of The Day, and we find ourselves on the wrong side of the M7 Next Generation Squad Weapon. Transition to a new service rifle means more than issue and familiarization, parti...

Japan and Philippines to discuss surface-to-ship missile exports

Type-88 surface-to-ship guided missiles of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force are expected to be up for consideration.

Japan Announces 2 Major Western Pacific Exercises with U.S.

The U.S. and Japan will hold two exercises in Japan in late June, Resolute Dragon 26 and the Japan segment of Valiant Shield 2026, according to releases by the Japanese military on...

Japan’s military recruitment crisis in an age of rearmament

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. On June 15, Japanese opposition lawmaker Chikage Koga said during a committee meeting in the upp...

Republic of China Army Units Use U.S. Javelin and TOW Missiles to Repel Simulated Mainland Coastal Assault

The Republic of China Army has tested its coastal defence capabilities in a major live fire exercise, which was centred on the use of U.S.-supplied BGM-71 TOW and FGM-148

Japanese Fighters Conduct Simulated Attack Runs Against Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning

During the recent 40-day deployment of the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning for 40 days of operations in the western Pacific, the Japan Air Self Defense Force and Mariti

Indonesia Eyes JMSDF Asagiri-Class Destroyers as Japan Tailors Warship Transfers to Southeast Asian Partners

Japan and Indonesia have agreed to begin working-level discussions on the possible transfer of used Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyers, marking anot...

‘Poor kids join the SDF’ remark reflects deeper debate over Japan’s military

The statement by a CDP lawmaker exposed a widening gap between public support for the SDF and the political debates that continue to shape Japan's civil-military relations.

US to send Typhon, Himars missile systems to Japan for drills amid China tensions

The US military will deploy its Typhon midrange missile launcher and Himars rocket system to southwestern Japan next month for joint exercises with the Self-Defence Forces, sources...

Japan Commissions 10th Mogami-class Frigate ‘Nagara’ 「ながら」

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its tenth Mogami-class frigate, JS Nagara (ながら), on June 29, 2026, marking another milestone in its ongoing effort to...

GMOサイバーセキュリティ byイエラエ、陸上自衛隊高等工科学校で「ITリテラシー・サイバーセキュリティ講話」を実施

GMOサイバーセキュリティ byイエラエ、陸上自衛隊高等工科学校で「ITリテラシー・サイバーセキュリティ講話」を実施