Japanese Ambassador Kazuya Endo received a courtesy call from President of the National Defense Academy (NDA) of Japan Fumiaki Kubo on June 10. During the meeting, Ambassador Endo and President Kubo ...

Japanese Ambassador Kazuya Endo received a courtesy call from President of the National Defense Academy (NDA) of Japan Fumiaki Kubo on June 10. During the meeting, Ambassador Endo and President ...

The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.

A record high 64 percent of voters believe Japan should strengthen its defensive capabilities, according to a survey conducted after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

View PDF Executive Summary This research project began as an effort to explore the potential security challenges that a Taiwan contingency would pose to Japan. Research revealed, however, that ...

The original recommendation of spending 2% of GDP on defense originates directly from NATO, and Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has repeatedly pointed to NATO practices as a model.

He is a native of Chiba Prefecture and a graduate of the National Defense Academy. He studied at the US Air Force’s Air Command and Staff College and Harvard Kennedy School, earning his Master’s ...

The Cabinet has approved a draft initial budget for fiscal 2025, the third year of the government’s five-year plan to spend a total of 43 trillion yen ($272 billion) on national defense. The ...

French Polynesia is a pivotal element of France’s strategy in the Pacific – and offers a compelling case study for shared ...

Dover is naming a bridge late Marines Capt. Jack Casey, who died in helicopter crash at 26. His mother shares how meaningful ...

While some see a summit between Lee and Trump as key to resolving important bilateral issues, others say that working-level talks should take precedence over a meeting of the two leaders ...

Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role Troops are prohibited from conducting civilian law enforcement on U.S. soil under the Posse ...