Forest fire in Tochigi Prefecture still spreading after burning 50 hectares
The fire in Ashikaga has continued despite efforts on the ground by firefighters and helicopter water-bombings carried out by the Ground Self-Defense Force and local governments.
It will be the first provision of such vessels to the GSDF, which has been upgrading its response capabilities to cope with new security challenges in the East China Sea.
GSDF and U.S. reached secret deal in 2015 to station amphibious unit in Okinawa
Although the plan has been suspended due to the impasse over the relocation of a U.S. air base in the prefecture, the GSDF hasn't given up on the idea, sources say.
SDF nurses to be sent to virus-hit Osaka as health system nears collapse
The nurses will assist doctors by conducting medical checkups, managing respirators and measuring the temperatures of patients at a temporary COVID-19 facility.
Slashed uniform from Yukio Mishima's 1970 coup attempt resurfaces
The uniform was that of Katsumi Terao, who was a GSDF major and budget officer at the Eastern Army headquarters at the time of the 1970 incident.
Japan Times 1970: Writer Yukio Mishima commits ritual suicide
100 YEARS AGO Thursday, Nov. 18, 1920 No more liquor in Diet building 1920 | THE JAPAN TIMES The next session of the Imperial Diet will be a dry one. It will be drier than the most arid stretch of the burning sands of the Sahara Desert — ...
The Osprey will begin flying outside the camp on Tuesday, according to current plans.
Barbecue party suspected as cause of infections among GSDF personnel
Twenty-nine female GSDF members who participated in an educational course between early July and late September have tested positive for the virus.
GSDF starts deploying controversial Ospreys to Chiba amid safety protests in Saga
The controversial U.S.-made tilt-rotor aircraft are expected to stay at Camp Kisarazu for up to five years before moving to Saga Prefecture.
Japan's GSDF to deploy first Ospreys to Camp Kisarazu in Chiba next month
The controverial tilt-rotor transport aircraft are being sent to Chiba after talks with fishermen in Saga Prefecture didn't go so well.
The Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps held a ceremony on Sunday to mark the occasion of their joint exercises taking place in Hokkaido. The drills began last Wednesday and will continue until Feb. 8. Two of the Marine Corps' Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft, ...
After errors in Akita plan, Japan may pick new site for U.S.-developed missile defense system
The government leans toward reviewing its current plan to deploy the U.S.-developed Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system in the city of Akita due to strong local opposition.
