Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "JSDF"
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4.6KPoliticsUnder Kishida, Japan’s security reforms gather speed
The moderate, dovish background of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is helping to reassure Japanese voters as he pushes forward with the biggest...
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6.3KSecurityThe Northern Territories: Russia’s Front Line in the East?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is proving a seminal moment for global relations, with implications for geopolitics across the world. In the...
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2021 US-Japan Relations
Japan Can Remain an Important U.S. Ally Despite Demographic Challenges
The world is aging. Some countries are not only aging, but their populations are shrinking as immigration fails to make up for...
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5.3KSecurityThe Self Defense Forces and Japan’s COVID-19 Response
COVID-19 is the first time Japan's SDF has deployed for a health crisis - which may be an important step towards Japan...
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5.3KSino-Japanese ReviewRough Seas between China and Japan
Japan and China continue to improve diplomatic ties - but Chinese activity around disputed islands in the East China Sea is still...
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7.2KSecurityThe Saga of Mageshima
Last month, media reported that the Japanese government would be purchasing a small island off the coast of Kagoshima to build a...
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6.2KSecurityLearning to Embrace an Unequal Alliance
If the U.S.-Japan military alliance is to be effective in a new era of geopolitics, both sides need to be realistic about...
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6.8KSecurityWhat 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...