Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "Ministry of Defense"
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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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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...
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9.3KSecurityJapan’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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5.8KSecurityRefocusing the Debate on Japan’s Defense Reform
Major change is afoot in Ichigaya, the Tokyo neighborhood that contains the Japanese Ministry of Defense, in recent weeks; or at least...