Tokyo Review
Security
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1.9KUnder-Qualified and In Charge
Japan's computer illiterate cybersecurity minister has been widely ridiculed - but is only the latest in a long line of underqualified government...
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2.0KFlagging Issues for Japan and South Korea
Japan withdrew from South Korea's International Fleet Review after a dispute over flags - which belies good progress in the nations' security...
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2.2KGame of Summits: The Dilemma for Abe
Exactly one year ago, the level of alert on North Korea in the Japanese Ministry of Defense was at an all-time high....
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2.1KJapan Commits to “Maximum Pressure” on North Korea
As South Korea and the U.S. soften their stances on North Korea ahead of the Trump-Kim summit, Japan remains committed to the...
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2.5KWhat to Make of the Self Defense Force “Log Scandals”
Of the Abe Administration's many scandals, the issue of hidden mission logs from SDF operations in Iraq and South Sudan is perhaps...
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2.4KJapan, North Korea, and the Trump Shock
Keeping Japan out of the loop as the United States engages with North Korea risks a deep and unpredictable impact on domestic...
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2.8KThe LDP Weighs in on Japan’s Defense Posture
Last week, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on National Security published its formal proposal for shaping Japan’s next National Defense...
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1.6KThe Legacy of 3/11 and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Sunday marks the seventh anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the triple disaster that led to tens of thousands of...
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3.3KJapan’s National Security Secretariat, Four Years On
On December 4, 2013, Japan’s National Security Council (NSC) convened for the first time. Certainly, the NSC has been an active security...
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3.0KRelevance Despite Obscurity: Japan and UN Command
On January 16, Canada hosted the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability of the Korean Peninsula. There, representatives from 20 nations...