Monthly archive January, 2013

To Counter China, Defense Ministry Considering F-15s at Civilian Airport

by Kyle Mizokami on Jan 28, 2013 • 3 Comments
Well, this is certainly interesting: Japan is considering using a civil airfield in the Ryukyu islands to base F-15s, because those based on Okinawa are too far away. The planes would be stationed on Shimojijima Island, which is much closer to the Japan-administered Senkakus, which China claims as the Diaoyu, than to Okinawa’s prefectural capital...

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New Minister and a Change of Pace at Ichigaya

New Minister and a Change of Pace at Ichigaya

by James Simpson on Jan 3, 2013 • 1 Comment
Incoming Defense Minister Onodera's foreign policy background and Ichigaya's new breeze of life over the New Year.

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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...
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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.

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