Officially titled the “New Year Jump,” according to JSDF officials, the drill, which is held at the Narashino Exercise Area in central Japan’s Funabashi, is the first Japan-U.S. paratrooper exercise ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has revealed plans to build a Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) base, as well as a training site for US carrier-based aircraft on Mage Island off Kagoshima ...

RAAF F/A-18A Hornets from No 77 Squadron fly in formation with JASDF fighter aircraft, including the F-15J and F-2A, during Exercise ‘Bushido Guardian 2019' conducted out of Chitose Air Base in Japan.

In late August, the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (GSDF) put on its annual Fuji Firepower Demonstration at a training area near Mt. Fuji. It’s a choreographed display of GSDF weaponry with lots of ...