Back Issues 2024
No.178 (December 2024)
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Inauguration of Defense Minister Nakatani
- Inauguration of Defense Minister Nakatani
- DM Nakatani Receives a Courtesy Call from Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army
- DM Nakatani Receives Courtesy Calls from Commanders of U.S. Forces
- Japan-Finland Defense Ministerial Meeting
- State Minister of Defense Oniki’s Participation in the Seoul Defense Dialogue
- Japan-Canada Defense Ministerial Meeting
- VM Nakajima Visits Laos and Singapore
- Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Visits Hawaii
- Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Visits Denmark
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF Visits Italy
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF Visits Australia
- Chief of Staff, JASDF Visits India
- Japan-France Bilateral Exercise “Brunet Takamori 24”
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF Holds a Dialogue with Chief of the French Army
- Pacific Partnership 2024-2
- Pacific Protector 24
- Pacific Vanguard 24
- KAEDEX24
- Monitoring and Surveillance Activities against Illicit Activities
- Japan-Philippines Bilateral Exercise “Doshin-Bayanihan4-24”
- JGSDF Chemical School Becomes Designated OPCW Laboratory
No.177 (November 2024)
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Japan-Cambodia Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Cambodia Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Viet Nam Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Officially visits Mongolia/Khaan Quest 24
- Japan-India Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-India Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting (“2+2”)
- Japan-Norway Defense Ministers Meeting
- DM Kihara visits Australia, Japan-Australia Defense Ministerial Meeting
- 11th Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defense Ministerial Consultations (“2+2”)
- VM Masuda Visits Australia
- Japan-Italy Industrial Forum
- Japan-Italy Working Lunch
- Japan-Italy Bilateral Training “Rising Sun”
- Associate Professor of National Defense Academy Dispatched to Colombia and Jamaica
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF meets Chief of German Navy
- Japan-Australia-France-Germany-Italy Multilateral Exercise “Noble Raven 24-3”
- Super Garuda Shield 24
- Resolute Dragon
- Pacific Angel 24-1
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF Visits the Republic of the Philippines
- WPS Forum
- JFY25 Budget Request
- Completion of All Disaster Relief Operations for the Noto Peninsula Earthquake
No.176 (October 2024)
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Japan-United States-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-United States-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-ROK Defense Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-ROK-U.S. Chiefs of Defense Meeting
- Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee “2+2”
- Japan-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Extended Deterrence
- Japan-U.S. Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Bilateral/Trilateral Training with France, Germany and Spain
- Japan-UK-Italy Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-UK Defense Ministers’ Meeting
- Farnborough International Airshow/GCAP Exhibition
- Japan-Italy Defense Ministers’ Meeting
- Chief of Staff, JASDF visits UK
- Japan-Sweden Defense Ministers’ Meeting
- JGSDF Central Band performs at “Eksjö International Tattoo”
- DM Kihara holds a working dinner with Swiss PM Amherd
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF visits Australia
- Chief of Staff, JASDF visits Australia
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF meets Chief of Royal Australian Navy
- Senior Adviser to the Minister of Defense participates in IODS2024 in Perth, Australia
- DM Kihara receives a courtesy call from the United States Secretary of the Army
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF meets the United States Secretary of the Army
No.175 (September 2024)
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Japan-Philippines Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Philippines Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Philippines Defense Ministerial Meeting
- JS Noshiro Makes a Port Call at Suva, the Republic of Fiji
- Participation in “Tonga Royal Navy 50th Anniversary Naval Review”
- Japan-France Bilateral Exercise “OGURI-VERNY 24-2”
- Japan-Türkiye Bilateral Exercise
- Japan-U.S.-Canada- Philippines Quadrilateral Exercise
- Japan-India Bilateral Exercise “JIMEX24”
- Valiant Shield 24
- Freedom Edge
- Southern Jackaroo24
- Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Visits Australia
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF Visits U.S. and Canada
- Chief of Staff, JASDF Visits Papua New Guinea and Palau
- Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Visits Japan
- Commander of Republic of Fiji Military Forces Visits Japan
- Commander of Royal Cambodian Army Visits Japan
- Members of Romania-Japan Friendship Group in the Romanian Parliament Visits Japan
- Japan-UK VM Defense Dialogue
- Defense of Japan 2024
No.174 (August 2024)
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Defense Minister Kihara Attends Shangri-La Dialogue
- Defense Minister Kihara Attends Shangri-La Dialogue
- MARARA 24
- Japan-Netherlands Bilateral Exercise
- Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition, and Sustainment (DICAS) Forum
- Prime Minister of New Zealand visits JS Kumano
No.173 (July 2024)
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Defense Ministers and Secretaries of Japan, U.S., Australia, and Philippines Meet at Honolulu
- Defense Ministers and Secretaries of Japan, U.S., Australia, and Philippines Meet at Honolulu
- Japan-Philippines Defense Cooperation and Exchanges
- Commander of USSPACECOM Visits Japan
- Staff Talks with Philippine Army and Marine Corps
- Additional SDF Personnel Dispatched to UNMISS
- Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 Launches
- PVM Miyake Makes a Round of Visits to Baltic States
- PVM Matsumoto Visits JSDF Facility in Djibouti
- State Minister of Defense Visits Mongolia
- Celebrating 70 Years of JASDF’s Foundation
- HMS Spey Makes a Port Call at JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base
- Locked Shields 2024
No.172 (June 2024)
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Reinforcement of Structure of Japan Self-Defense Forces
- Reinforcement of Structure of Japan Self-Defense Forces
- Japan-Indonesia Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Final Shipment of JSDF’s Vehicles to Ukraine
- DM Kihara met Ambassadors from Bucharest Nine
- Commander of Estonian Defence Forces Invited to Japan
- Commanding General, USARPAC and Commander, Pacific Fleet Visit JMOD
- Dispatch of SDF Personnel to UN
- Tomahawk Cruise Missile Training at Yokosuka Base
- Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity
- AsterX 2024
- Dharma Guardian 23
- Iron Fist 24
- Capacity Building Programs in Fiji and Philippines
No.171 (May 2024)
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The 2nd Japan Pacific Islands Defense Dialogue (JPIDD) Held in Tokyo
- The 2nd Japan Pacific Islands Defense Dialogue (JPIDD) Held in Tokyo
- Japan-Mongolia Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Mongolia PM and MM Dialogue
- Activities of Overseas Training Cruise in Southeast Asia
- VM Serizawa Visits Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
- Japan-Singapore Joint Service Staff Talks
- Exchanges with U.S. High Officials
- Commander of Chilean Navy Visits Japan
- NATO SACEUR Visits JMOD
- Japan-UK Navy Staff Talks
- Chief of General Staff, British Army Meets DM Kihara and GEN Morishita
- Cobra Gold 2024
- MILAN 2024
- International Cadets’ Conference at National Defense Academy
- Global Sentinel 2024
No.170 (April 2024)
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Capacity Building Project with Solomon Islands
- Capacity Building Project with Solomon Islands
- Signing of Japan-Germany Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement
- Japan-Germany 7th Army Staff Talks
- PVM Miyake Attends Munich Security Conference and Meets with Ministers
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF Visits Oman and Germany
- Japan-Kenya Statement of Intent on Defense Cooperation and Exchange
- Japan-Jordan Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Malaysia Bilateral Exercise
- 13th Japan-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Forum
- North Wind 2024
- Defense Attachés at Embassies and Missions Worldwide
- Progress of Project on Stand-Off Defense Capability
- ATLA Exhibits at Singapore Airshow
- Japan and Australia Sign Agreement for Undersea Warfare
No.169 (March 2024)
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Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Exercise
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Exercise
- New Year’s Jump 2024
- Acceptance, Turnover & Blessing Ceremony of Air Surveillance Radar System in the Philippines
- DM Kihara met with Philippine Ambassador Garcia-Albano
- Pacific Partnership 2024
- Japan-Kenya Military to Military Dialogue
- ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations and WPS Seminar
- Capacity Building Project in Laos
- Vice Chief of Staff, JS participated in NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session
- Sea Dragon 24
- Japan-U.S.-Republic of Korea Trilateral Exercise
- Italy-Japan Defence Industry Forum
- Digital Pamphlet “Fundamental Reinforcement of Japan’s Defense Capabilities” Is Out on Website
- Disaster Relief in Response to 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
No.168 (February 2024)
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Joint Exercise 2023
- Joint Exercise 2023
- Japan-UK-Italy Defence Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Italy Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Germany Defense Strategic Dialogue
- Combined Space Operations Initiative Participation
- ANNUAL Exercise 2023
- Yama Sakura 85
- Land Forces Summit
- Land Forces Commanders Meeting
- KAMANDAG 23
- Japan-Bahrain Memorandum of Defense Cooperation/Exchanges
- Japan-Qatar Military to Military Dialogue
- United Nations Triangular Partnership Programme
- Capacity Building Project with Mongolia, ASEAN, Malaysia and Cambodia
- Christmas Drop 2023
- Vigilant Isles 2023
- Japan Self-Defense Forces Marching Festival 2023
No.167 (January 2024)
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Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting 2023
- Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting 2023
- Japan-UK Defense Ministers Meeting
- Japan-Australia Defence Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Ukraine Defense Ministers’ Videoconference
- Rescue Flag Okinawa
- Noble Caribou
- Resolute Dragon 23
- Rising Thunder 23
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Training
- The 8th ASEAN-Japan Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting
- The 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus
- Capacity Building Project with Philippines and Indonesia
- HA/DR Training Cooperation with Djibouti Armed Forces
- Pacific Partnership 2023
- Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition 2023