Japan's Military

Geopolitical Diary: East Asian Tensions and Japan's Article 9
April 5, 2006 0934 GMT
A poll by Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun says 71 percent of Japanese want the country's constitution to... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: The Utility of Conflict in Sino-Japanese Relations
March 24, 2006 1054 GMT
There was yet another twist in the drama of long-standing tensions between China and Japan on... [more]
Japan: Koizumi's Victory, East Asia's Concern
September 13, 2005 0017 GMT
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a major victory in parliamentary elections... [more]
Elite Japanese Troops Stretch Constitutional Limits
March 30, 2004 1506 GMT
Japan inaugurated a 300-member elite counterterrorism force March 29 and announced that an... [more]
Japan: New Military Units, New Military Stance
March 4, 2004 1459 GMT
Japan is creating new military units to meet emerging security challenges, and the new forces... [more]
Japan: Semantics and Naval Enhancement
July 14, 2003 1940 GMT
Japan's fiscal 2004 defense budget reportedly includes financing for the first of two planned... [more]
Japan's Rearmament Fits Broader Strategic Picture
April 23, 2003 2013 GMT
Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-15s began their first ever midair refueling exercises with U.S.... [more]
Japan Redefines Role with Support of Iraq War
March 10, 2003 1913 GMT
Japan's prime minister and foreign minister have said they will contact the six undecided members... [more]
Japan: Defense Forces Evolving Faster Than Political Debate
November 18, 2002 2006 GMT
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force units and Hokkaido police held their first joint exercises... [more]
Will Japan Re-Arm?
May 28, 2001 0500 GMT
SummaryNewly elected Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has vowed to expand Japan's... [more]
Japan Considers Revising Constitutional Constraints on Military
April 29, 1998 0500 GMT
According to a report in Japan's Kyodo News Service, at a joint meeting on April 22, the Foreign... [more]
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