Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "MSDF"
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1.7KSecurityCould Japan Get Caught in a U.S.-Iran Crossfire?
Rising U.S. - Iran tensions create additional risk for a planned Japanese naval deployment to the region. Can Tokyo avoid being pulled...
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3.0KSecurityFlagging 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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3.6KSecurityThe 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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3.8KSecurityJapan’s Maritime Strategy and the Dynamics of Denial
To paraphrase a political science aphorism, where a nation sits geographically is where it stands strategically. As an archipelago stretching over thousands...