The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force has the unusual challenge of defending an archipelago of 6,852 islands that stretches over 2,000 miles. Deploying powerful Type 90 and Type 11 Main Battle Tanks ...
A Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-35A Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter in 2021. JSDF Photo The Japan Air Self-Defense Force carried out 358 scrambles in six months, a decrease of 66 scrambles ...
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japanese and American flags flew at half-staff at the home of U.S. Forces Japan on Thursday to mark the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific. On Aug. 15, ...