Tokyo Report | Security | East Asia The European nation forms an increasingly important part of Japan’s goal of consolidating its security cooperation with like-minded Western nations. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, Italy, Jan. 10, 2023. Credit: PM’s Office of Japan Advertisement In May, Italy’s Chief of Defense Adm. Giuseppe … Read more
Advertisement Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) announced on July 18 that Japan and France will hold their first-ever joint fighter jet drill in Japan next week. That marks a historic milestone in the two nation’s defense and security ties amid China’s military buildup and regional assertiveness. With the French Air and Space Force (FASF)’s mainstay … Read more
This photo, taken by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, shows a Chinese Y-9DZ aircraft on June 8, 2023. Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense Advertisement On June 8, the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced it had for the first time identified a new type of Y-9 intelligence gathering aircraft of the Chinese military approaching Japan’s … Read more