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On March 6, Seoul announced a new plan for resolving the lingering dispute with Japan over compensation for South Koreans forced to labor for...
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On March 6, Seoul announced a new plan for resolving the lingering dispute with Japan over compensation for South Koreans forced to labor for...
The U.S. Navy will soon play some musical chairs of the nuclear-powered supercarrier variety. The USS George Washington (CVN-73) will return to Japan by...
The US is the world’s dominant military power. No surprise, perhaps, that this has led to extraordinary hubris. Washington officials regularly circle the globe...
During a recent visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to London, the UK and Japan finalized a bilateral agreement that will expedite security...
Nikkei Asia recently interviewed retired marine general and assistant secretary of defense Wallace “Chip” Gregson (also a 19FortyFive contributor) on the subject of how...
Late last year, it was announced that a rotation of United States Air Force F-22 Raptors would be temporarily deployed to Japan to replace...
One good 19FortyFive article on East Asian nations’ submarine forces deserves another … and another … and now yet another. After having examined the...
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been conducting a number of exercises this month, and that has reportedly included simulated attacks on Taiwan...
Last week, Japan announced that it will increase defense spending by more than a quarter next year. Among the high-ticket items that will be...
Earlier this month, the Japanese government published its latest National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy documents, outlining how Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and...