TOUR Encyclopedia: <a href=" Become a channel sponsor, and you'll get access to exclusive bonuses. Learn more: <a href=" The Japan Self-Defense Forces, also known as the Japanese Armed Forces, are the unified military forces of Japan.

Areas to keep an eye on include Japan’s participation in the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) based in Germany and the Latvia-led “drone coalition.” Australia and New Zealand provide models for how non-NATO member states can engage in both NSATU and the “drone coalition.”

This comes amid the Philippines, the United States, and Japan conducting another round of maritime drills in the South China Sea, which is known as the West Philippine Sea by the Philippines.

China on Sunday slammed the Philippines after the Southeast Asian country conducted joint maritime drills with the US and Japan. The Chinese military called on the Philippines to immediately halt provocative actions and avoid further escalating tensions in the South China Sea, according to state-run Xinhua News.

Far from making a ‘reckless’ commitment likely to escalate tension, by checking Beijing’s hubristic tendencies, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may have done us all a favour.

Bear attacks are spiking in Japan, with a record 13 deaths this fiscal year alone. Hunters in Akita Prefecture are now getting support from the Ground Self-Defense Force.

NAVAL and air units from the Philippines, Japan and the United States conducted from Nov. 14 to 15 another iteration of the so-called “multilateral maritime cooperative activity” (MMCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS),

The Philippines, United States and Japan conducted another round of maritime drills in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)

Major General Ishaq Saleh Mohammed Al Baloushi, Assistant Chief of Staff for Joint Forces, attended, as the guest of honour, a reception hosted by the Embassy of Japan in the UAE to celebrate the 71st anniversary of Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) Day.

The Japanese public is divided on whether Japan should exercise its right to collective self-defence if China attacks Taiwan, a Kyodo news agency poll found on Sunday. The survey found 48.8% in favour and 44.