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A surface-to-surface Agni V missile is launched from the testing range on Wheeler Island off the eastern Indian state of Odisha in April 2012.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2026
Japan eyes using Indian test ranges for powerful missiles and small attack drones
Tokyo sent officials to the South Asian nation this month as it eyes the possibility of using the sites, the GSDF’s top uniformed officer said.
The Defense Ministry displays the long-range Type-25 surface-to-ship guided missile system to local residents at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Kengun in the city of Kumamoto.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2026
Missile system shown to local residents at GSDF base in Kumamoto
The missile system is slated to be deployed during the Keen Sword joint exercise by the SDF and the U.S. military set for later this month.
The Chinese embassy in Tokyo
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2026
Ex-GSDF member admits trespassing at Chinese embassy in Tokyo
According to the indictment, Kodai Murata, 24, entered the embassy grounds on March 24 carrying a kitchen knife with an 18-centimeter blade.
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force chief of staff visited South Korea for a two-day trip, marking the first visit by a GSDF chief in 17 years.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2026
Ground Self-Defense Force chief makes first visit to South Korea in 17 years
During the two-day visit, Gen. Masayoshi Arai met with Kim Gyu-ha, chief of staff of the South Korean Army.
Demonstration models of Helsing’s HX-2 AI strike drones
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2026
German drone maker Helsing enlists Rakuten to broker Japan military deal
The Ground Self-Defense Force is currently ?testing Helsing’s HX-2 strike drone, as Tokyo looks to modernize its military and counter ?an increasingly ?assertive China.
The Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Asaka, which straddles Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2026
Fire breaks out at GSDF camp in Tokyo suburbs
The fire is believed to have started at the camp’s garbage storage area, according to officials of the GSDF facility.
Self-Defense Forces personnel stand guard at the entrance of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2026
Harassed GSDF member’s PTSD recognized as on-duty illness
Since joining in 2006, the male member said he had been forced by several senior colleagues to wear women’s clothing and to expose his lower body.
A hyper velocity gliding projectile launcher was unveiled to the public for the first time during the Ground Self-Defense Force's live-fire exercise in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2026
Standoff weapon launcher showcased in SDF live-fire exercise for the first time
The Type-25 HVGP missile system, which was deployed at the GSDF’s Camp Fuji in March, appeared in an exercise attended by about 3,000 GSDF troops on Sunday.
A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey at the Higashifuji maneuver area in Shizuoka Prefecture in June
JAPAN
May 22, 2026
GSDF Osprey to use U.S. base in Okinawa for first time
As part of a June exercise between the GSDF and the U.S. Marine Corps, the two are considering a plan to airlift a mock patient from Miyako Island to the U.S. Futenma base.
A medical vehicle enters the Ground Self-Defense Force's Hijudai maneuver area in Kusu, Oita Prefecture, on Tuesday after three GSDF members died and one other was seriously injured in an explosion involving a tank during training.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2026
Three GSDF members die after tank explosion during training in Oita Prefecture
The incident occurred at the Ground Self-Defense Force’s tank unit at the Hijudai maneuver area in Kusu, Oita Prefecture.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (left) helps hold up a nameplate for one of the two new drone-focused offices established within the Ground Self-Defense Force on Monday in Tokyo, in this image posted to X by the GSDF.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
Taking lessons from Ukraine and Middle East, GSDF establishes new drone offices
A promotion office will oversee research and development of unmanned assets, while a systems office will focus on their procurement and maintenance.
A vehicle carrying Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department investigators enters the Ground Self-Defense Force base in Ebino City, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2026
Tokyo police search SDF base over Chinese Embassy trespassing
SDF member Kodai Murata was arrested Thursday after entering the premises of the Chinese Embassy alone and seeking to meet the Chinese ambassador.
A Japanese police officer stands guard in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2026
China demands more than just regret from Japan after embassy break-in
The Japanese ?side has not discussed the ?details of the incident, Lin Jian, spokesperson at the foreign ministry, told a regular news conference.
The Iran war, like the Russia?Ukraine war, shows how low?cost unmanned weapons can overwhelm expensive defense systems.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 27, 2026
What Tokyo can learn from Kyiv’s war experience
The Iran war, like the Russia?Ukraine war, shows low?cost unmanned weapons can overwhelm expensive defense systems.
A police officer stands guard outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Tuesday night, hours after an active-duty Ground Self-Defense Force officer was arrested for breaking into the compound.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2026
Japan calls GSDF officer’s break-in at Chinese Embassy ‘deeply regrettable’
The suspect, who had hidden a blade on the grounds, said he had wanted to speak to the ambassador, and would have killed himself if he refused to listen.
A Ukrainian Vampire bomber drone displayed in Kyiv in February
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2026
Japan considers mass drone use for coastal defense
The SHIELD defense system will involve more than 10 types of drones, including those for attacking enemy ships, collecting information and protecting radar sites.
A vehicle that appears to be carrying equipment for sophisticated long-range missiles enters the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Kengun in the city of Kumamoto early Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2026
Long-range missile equipment sent to GSDF camp in city of Kumamoto
The Defense Ministry has announced that the upgraded Type-12 surface-to-ship guided missile system will be deployed at the city of Kumamoto’s Camp Kengun this month.
Claims by China that Japan is returning to militarism are misleading because legal and institutional constraints make such a shift unlikely and current defense reforms reflect practical responses to changing regional threats.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2026
Debunking the myth of Japanese militarism
It is necessary to be clear on this point: Japan in 2026 is not the Japan of 1936.
Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a V-22 Osprey aircraft during an annual live-fire exercise at East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in May 2022.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2026
GSDF cancels Osprey dispatch to drill with U.S. in Okinawa
The cancellation is believed to reflect consideration for local residents’ concerns.
A Ground Self-Defense Force's Type 19 155 mm self-propelled howitzer takes part in an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji training field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in August 2019.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2026
今日吃瓜 push for long-range weapons draws interest from foreign firms
There is a growing need for a long-range weapon that can be used flexibly as Tokyo looks to boost its overall counterattack capabilities.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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