Monthly archive June, 2011
Shintaro Ishihara: Militarize!

Shintaro Ishihara: Militarize!

by James Simpson on Jun 30, 2011 • 5 Comments
Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara is famous for making inflammatory comments. In his latest, he called for Japan to militarize and begin conscription.

Read more...
SDF Members Went AWOL in Saga Pref.

SDF Members Went AWOL in Saga Pref.

by James Simpson on Jun 30, 2011 • 8 Comments
Two soldiers from a helicopter base in Saga Prefecture went AWOL in recent months: one went fishing on March 12th, the other fled to Fukuoka. Does it reveal a lack of discipline at the base?

Read more...

Asian Security Blog: Japan’s Defense Future

by Kyle Mizokami on Jun 30, 2011 • No Comments
JSW pal Robert Kelly at Asian Security Blog recently asked me to do a guest post on Japan's defense future. It turned into a two-parter.

Read more...
On the Civilian Side of the Restoration Efforts: Chaos?

On the Civilian Side of the Restoration Efforts: Chaos?

by James Simpson on Jun 30, 2011 • No Comments
News Post Seven talks with police, fire and local government representatives to paint a bleak picture of the civilian side of the restoration work over 100 days on from the Tohoku Earthquake.

Read more...
Swimming, Surviving, Breeding

Swimming, Surviving, Breeding

by James Simpson on Jun 30, 2011 • No Comments
11 goldfish were rescued from an abandoned school in Fukushima. They were reunited with the children from the school who will continue to look after them at a GSDF base.

Read more...
Looking Closer at Japanese Satellite Networks During Disaster Response

Looking Closer at Japanese Satellite Networks During Disaster Response

by Peter J Brown on Jun 29, 2011 • No Comments
[Courtesy of Peter J. Brown, originally published at Japanese in Space.] Earlier this week, I wrote about a report issued by the Government of Japan’s Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (NERHQ). I mentioned that it raised questions about the overall performance, reliability and robustness of Japan’s satellite networks including the “Local Authorities Satellite Communications Network” or LASCOM. Kazuto Suzuki, Professor...

Read more...
Wikileaks: The Self Defense Forces and a Korean Contingency

Wikileaks: The Self Defense Forces and a Korean Contingency

by Kyle Mizokami on Jun 29, 2011 • No Comments
Buried in a United States State Department cable dated July 31st, 2008 is a description of how Japan would respond to a contingency on the Korean peninsula. SUBJECT: DASD MAHNKEN MEETINGS IN JAPAN ON BILATERAL PLANNING JSDF Planning for a Korean Contingency ————————————– ¶9. (S) MOD and JSO representatives gave a presentation on JSDF activities...

Read more...
Biggest Threat to South Korea According to Korean Teenagers: Japan

Biggest Threat to South Korea According to Korean Teenagers: Japan

by James Simpson on Jun 28, 2011 • 14 Comments
A survey of Korean middle and high school students finds 44.5% consider Japan the biggest threat to South Korea. Are the results the effect of politicized education?

Read more...
UAVs and Beyond: The Significance of This Year's Miyakojima Run

UAVs and Beyond: The Significance of This Year’s Miyakojima Run

by James Simpson on Jun 27, 2011 • 1 Comment
The recent sighting of a shipborne Chinese UAV only partly explains the importance of this year's training exercise: it was a display of China's growing naval capabilities and technological development.

Read more...
SDF Member Lied About Absence, To Be Fired

SDF Member Lied About Absence, To Be Fired

by James Simpson on Jun 26, 2011 • No Comments
Mainichi: A male Technical Sgt of the Air Basic Training Wing at ASDF Houfu Minami Air Base will be suspended for lying about the number of training days he attended and altering receipts to hide his absence from work.

Read more...
JMSDF Training Vessel Visits San Francisco

JMSDF Training Vessel Visits San Francisco

by Kyle Mizokami on Jun 24, 2011 • No Comments
JS Kashima (TV-3508) visited San Francisco in late June as part of its annual cadet cruise.

Read more...
SDF Restoration Work in Otsuchi, Iwate [Youtube Friday]

SDF Restoration Work in Otsuchi, Iwate [Youtube Friday]

by James Simpson on Jun 24, 2011 • No Comments
Over three months have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, this week's video looks at the work of SDF members from Kyoto in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture.

Read more...

Recent Comments

  • User AvatarGrey Havoc – (Oct 11, 14:28)
    I missed this at the time, but looks like I was partly right about the J/TPS-102 radar. Seems like the MOD was planning to co-locate...
  • User AvatarKevin – (Aug 11, 02:09)
    How do i get this kind of mre sent to hawaii.
  • User AvatarBrian – (Jun 20, 10:32)
    You should also investigate why these Japanese painted C-130's are flying around bases in Southern Arizona (most recent sighting is 6/20/14).
  • User AvatarJesus Christ – (Apr 15, 09:56)
    I am doing a paper on alternatives to MILES, and have not yet seen how much the systems actually COST. Any information would be great.
  • User Avatarbetterfatthanfascist – (Mar 17, 15:28)
    Japan should be much more concerned the U.S. was foolish enough to cancel the F-22 program when all the R&D had been paid for and...
  • Japan aerobatic display team planes crash during practice session | In Other News { […] plane damaged part of its nose while the other lost a bit of its […] }

Select a category:

JSW in the Press

"Japanese forces gird for mock island assault", by Peter J. Brown, The Asia Times, August 31, 2010.

"China's Rising Military", by Bret Stephens, The Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2011.

JSW editor James Simpson interviewed on Bloomberg TV, "ON THE MOVE ASIA", April 10th, 2012.

"Japan and the U.S. It's Time to Rethink Your Relationship", by Kyle Mizokami, The Atlantic, September 27th, 2012.

Translations and images are owned by their respective copyright holders. All attempts are made to ensure they are properly sourced. All other content © 2011- Japan Security Watch. Part of the New Pacific Institute Project. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by WordPress.

Designed by WPSHOWER