Key point: Japan is committed to deploying much less expensive yet still highly capable conventional submarines. In June 2019, submarine manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries hosted a presentation ...

Last week, the Japanese Diet passed a law to begin a comprehensive effort to protect the economy from hostile actors. This, along with a revision of national strategy and a long-term defense plan, ...

Hitoshi Nakama, 76 years old, is a frontline defender for Japan's claim to the disputed islands of the East China Sea. He regularly avoids Chinese coast guard vessels to harvest the rich waters. Since ...