Navy Official: China Training for ‘Short Sharp War’ with Japan
China has long trained for an amphibious invasion of Taiwan during military exercises but has expanded its training to include…
U.S. Navy Shuffle Japan-based Minesweepers and Amphibious Ship
The U.S. Navy is in the process of switching out a number of warships forward deployed to Japan with newer…
Japanese Soldier Who Surrendered 29 Years After World War II Dies at 91
An Imperial Japanese Army officer who hid on a Philippine island refusing to surrender until 29 years after World War…
Top Stories 2013: Foreign Developments
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts, and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Inside Japan’s New Defense Plan
This week Japan approved its latest five-year defense plan. The Mid Term Defense Plan (MTDP) defines Japan’s defense policy and…
Document: Japan’s 2014 National Defense Program Guidelines
From the Dec. 17, 2013 provisional translation of the Japanese National Defense Program guidelines: While the probability of large-scale military…
Finding I-400: How It Happened and Why That Matters
Last week the media around the world carried stories about the rediscovery of the Japanese super-submarine I-400. One of the…
Japan Seeks to Expand Military Power in Response to Chinese Expansion
A new draft of Japan’s national security strategy calls for an expansion of the country’s military power in reaction to…
Pentagon: U.S. Planes Buzzed China’s Air Defense Claim
Two unarmed U.S. military planes flew through a section of international airspace to which China has claimed extra rights, Pentagon…
Japan’s Amphibious Buildup
Japan recently has been in the news as a result of several high-profile territorial incidents with its neighbor China. The…