The Japanese Ministry of Defense stated that in fiscal year 2023, which ends March 31, only 9,959 people joined the Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). Meanwhile, they planned to hire as many as 19,598 ...

Instead of fighting the Imperial Japanese Army, the U.S. Armed Forces are partnering with the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF ...

Nakatani had earlier stated on Tuesday that in light of the establishment of the JSDF Joint Operations Command (JJOC), Japan would like to discuss how to coordinate and strengthen cooperation ...

The Maritime Transport Group of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) was formally stood up on Sunday in a ceremony overseen by Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani at the unit’s current and ...

These include Multilateral Maritime Event involving the JSDF for the first time, Command and Control Exercise, Combined Joint All-Domain Operations, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Maritime ...