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No.190 (December 2025)
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JS CHOKAI Departs to the U.S.
- JS CHOKAI Departs to the U.S.
- DM Nakatani Pays a Courtesy call on the President of Sri Lanka
- Chief of Staff, JJS, Visits to Lithuania
- PVM Kaneko Visits to Bulgaria
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF, Participates in IPACC
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF, Meets Chief of Indonesian Navy
- Chief of Staff, JASDF, Meets Deputy Chief of Royal Australian Air Force
- Bilateral HA/DR Exercise “Doshin-Bayanihan5-25”
- Japan-Vietnam Capacity Building Project on Underwater Unexploded Ordnance Clearance
- Japan-Cambodia Capacity Building Project on PKO Engineering
- Bilateral Field Training Exercise “Resolute Dragon 25”
- Multilateral Exercise “SAMASAMA2025”
- Trilateral Training “Bushido Guardian 25”
- Atlantic Eagles
No.189 (November 2025)
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SMOD Honda Meets Mr. Flåm, State Secretary to Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Norway
- SMOD Honda Meets Mr. Flåm, State Secretary to Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Norway
- Japan-UK Defense Ministers Meeting
- Japan-Australia Defense Ministerial Meeting
- The 12th Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations
- DM Nakatani Visits the Republic of Korea
- Japan-Philippines Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Trilateral Exercise “Freedom Edge 25”
- Multilateral Exercise with the U.S. and the Philippines
- Chief of Staff, JJS, Participates in Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF, Meets Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the British Army
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF, Meets Chief of Royal Australian Navy
- Bilateral Exercise “Brunet Takamori 25”
- U.S. - hosted Multilateral Exercise “Pacific Vanguard 25”
- Multilateral Exercise “Pacific Angel 25-1”
- Multinational Exercise “Super Garuda Shield 25“
- International Military Music Festival in Papua New Guinea
No.188 (October 2025)
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Port Calls by UK CSG 25
- Port Calls by UK CSG 25
- Multilateral Exercise with the UK, the U.S., Australia, Spain, and Norway
- Australia Selects Japan’s Upgraded Mogami-Class Frigate as Its Future General Purpose Frigate
- DM Nakatani Visits Djibouti, Türkiye, and Jordan
- SMOD Honda Visits Finland
- PVM Kobayashi Visits Brazil and Chile
- Chief of Staff, JJS & Chief of Staff, JASDF, Meets Commander of USFJ
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF, Meets Chief of Naval Staff of India
- Multilateral Exercise “Pacific Partnership 2025”
- Bilateral Cyber Exercise “MASAKARI 25”
- Exercise “Resolute Force Pacific”
- Multilateral Exercise “Salaknib 26”
- The 6th Japan-Indonesia Staff Talks
- The 4th Japan-Thai Staff Talks
- Defense of Japan 2025
No.187 (September 2025)
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Japan-UK-Italy Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-UK-Italy Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting
- NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum
- The 19th Japan-UK Staff Talks
- DM Nakatani Receives a Courtesy Call from Chief of Defense, German Armed Forces
- Chief of Staff, JJS, Visits the U.S.
- Chief of Staff, JJS, Visits Republic of Djibouti
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Chiefs of Defense Meeting
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF, Visits Australia
- Talisman Sabre 25
- Chief of Staff, JASDF, Visits United Kingdom
- Ship Rider Cooperation Programs
- Japan-ASEAN Cybersecurity Cooperation Project & Japan-ASEAN Cyber International Law Seminar
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF, Meets Commander of Mongolian Land Force
- Japan-Mongolia Capacity Building Project on Camp Construction
- Multilateral Exercise “Khaan Quest 25”
- Renewal Opening of the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty
No.186 (August 2025)
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DM Nakatani Participates in the 22nd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue
- DM Nakatani Participates in the 22nd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue
- Japan-Singapore Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-France Defense Ministerial Meeting/ Conversation with President Macron
- Paris Air Show
- Japan-U.S. Defense Ministerial Meeting / Conversation with the member of U.S. Congress
- Japan-U.S.-Australia Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Trilateral Exercise “Southern Jackaroo25”
- Japan-U.S.-Australia-Philippines Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Philippines Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Malaysia Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Vice Chief of Staff, JMSDF, Visits Malaysia
- Japan-Thailand Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Australia Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-NZ Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Bilateral Exercise “Nichi-Gou Trident 25”
No.185 (July 2025)
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Japan-U.S. Defense Ministerial Meeting / Japan-U.S. Iwo-To Reunion of Honor Ceremony
- DM Nakatani Visits Sri Lanka
- DM Nakatani Visits India
- Chief of Staff, JJS, Visits Finland
- SMOD Honda Visits France
- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of EXPO 2025
- DSEI JAPAN 2025
- Japan-South Africa Defense Vice-Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Luxembourg Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Lithuania Defense Ministerial Meeting
- President of the Republic of Bulgaria’s Visits to the JASDF Base
- Chief of Staff, JASDF, Visits Italy
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF, Visits Singapore
- Indo-Pacific Deployment 2025
- Trilateral Exercise “Balikatan25”
- Multinational Exercise “Croix de Sud 25”
- Multilateral Exercise “Pacific Airlift Rally 25”
- Virginia International Tattoo 2025
No.184 (June 2025)
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Japan-U.S. Defense Ministerial Meeting / Japan-U.S. Iwo-To Reunion of Honor Ceremony
- Japan-U.S. Defense Ministerial Meeting / Japan-U.S. Iwo-To Reunion of Honor Ceremony
- Japan-Ukraine Defense Ministers’ Videoconference
- Japan-Tonga Defense Minister’s Meeting
- Establishment of the 8th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment
- Establishment of JSDF Maritime Transport Group
- Chief of Staff, JJS, Attended the 10th Raisina Dialogue in India
- Chief of Staff, JJS, Meets Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF, Visits the Philippines
- Chief of Staff, JASDF, Visits Australia
- Multinational Cyber Defense Exercise “Defence Cyber Marvel 4”
- Japan-U.S. Bilateral Exercise “Field Training Exercise”
- Multilateral Exercise “Sea Dragon 2025”
- Multilateral Space Exercise “AsterX 2025”
- DM Nakatani Meets Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Secretary General of NATO's visit to JS Mogami and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Kamakura Workds
- SMOD Honda Meets with the Members of National Council of Switzerland
- New Office of International Cooperation on WPS & WPS Promotion Office
No.183 (May 2025)
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Establishment of JJOC
- Establishment of JJOC
- DM Nakatani Visits the Philippines
- Chief of Staff, JJS, Meets Commander of the Joint Cyberspace Command, Spanish Armed Forces and Commander of the Poland Cyber Command
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF, Visits the U.S.
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF, Meets Chiefs of French and German Army
- Visits by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary of State of Ministry of National Defence of Poland
- Visits by Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Multilateral Exercise “Cobra Gold 2025”
- Bilateral Exercise “Dharma Guardian 24”
- Bilateral Exercise “Iron Fist 25”
- Multilateral Exercise “KOMODO 2025”
- The 28th Indo-Pacific Naval College Seminar
- Solomon Islands (UXO Disposal)
- Republic of Fiji (Military Medicine)
- ATLA & DIU Present: Japan-U.S. Global Innovation Challenge
- The Acceptance of Ukrainian Injured Soldiers at NDMC Hospital
- Capacity Building Project Kingdom of Tonga (Outboard Motor Maintenance)
No.182 (April 2025)
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Japan-U.S. Defense Ministerial Telephone Conference
- Japan-U.S. Defense Ministerial Telephone Conference
- Chief of Staff, JJS, Meets Chief of Australian Defence Force
- Japan-Estonia Defense Ministers Meeting
- The 14th Japan-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Forum
- The 61st Munich Security Conference
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF, Meets Chief of Italian Army General Staff
- Joint Senior Leaders Seminar(JSLS)
- Vice Chief of Staff, JASDF, Visits India
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF, Visits T?rkiye and the UK
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF, Meets Commander of Royal Navy of Oman
- Japan-U.S. Bilateral Exercise “North Wind 25”
- Multilateral Exercise “AMAN 2025”
- Japan-U.S.-Australia Trilateral Exercise “Cope North 25”
- Japan-U.S.-France Multilateral Exercise “Pacific Steller”
- Support for Ukraine - Additional Provision of JSDF Vehicles
- Japan-Kazakhstan Capacity Building Project on Military Medicine
- Japan-Cambodia Capacity Building Project on PKO(Civil Engineering)
No.181 (March 2025)
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DM Nakatani Visits the U.K.
- DM Nakatani Visits the U.K.
- DM Nakatani Visits Indonesia
- Maritime Cooperation and Connectivity Conference co-hosted by Japan and Indonesia
- Chief of Staff, CJJS, Visits Belgium and the Netherlands
- Chief of Staff, JASDF, Meets Chief of Staff, Indonesian Air Force
- Transfer of Two JGSDF Used Multipurpose Material Handling Vehicles to Vietnam
- The kick-off of Government-Industry Joint Committee for the Promotion for Australia’ s Next General Purpose Frigate programme
- Establishment of the Defense Innovation Science and Technology Institute (DISTI)
- Japan-U.S.-Australia Trilateral Command Post Exercise “YS-87”
- Departure of the IMED25 Units
- New Year Jump & International Airborne Commanders Conference
- Bilateral Field Training Exercise “VIGILANT ISLES24”
- FY 2025 Budget Plan Approved
- WPS Seminar for Papua New Guinea & Establishment of a Featured Site of WPS
No.180 (February 2025)
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DM Nakatani Visits Australia
- DM Nakatani Visits Australia
- Australia-Japan-U.S. Trilateral Defense Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-U.S. Defense Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Australia Defense Ministers’ Meeting
- Exchange Ceremony of Japan-Peru Memorandum on Defense Cooperation and Exchanges, and Others
- The Japan-Sweden Defense Ministerial Meeting/Visit to Maritime Operation Center and JS Inazuma in Yokosuka by Defence Minister Jonson
- Japan-U.S. Ministerial Meeting & Working Dinner
- Chief of Staff, CJJS, Meets Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Jordanian Armed Forces/DM Nakatani Receives a Courtesy Call
- Chief of Staff, CJJS, Meets GEN Kainerugaba, Chief of Defense Forces, Uganda People’s Defense Forces
- United Nations Triangular Partnership Programme (UNTPP)
- Heavy Engineering Operators’ Course in Cambodia
- UN Field Medical Assistants Course in Uganda
- Online Construction Process Management Course
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF, Visits the Netherlands and Germany
- Chief of Staff, JASDF, Visits the Philippines
- Participation in CSpO Initiative Principals’ Board
- Japan-France Bilateral Exercise “OGURI-VERNY 24-5”
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Exercise
- Land Forces Summit
- Japan-ROK-U.S. Conduct the Second Iteration of Exercise “Freedom Edge”
- Multilateral HA/DR Training (Christmas Drop)
- Multilateral Logistics Staff Talk 2024
- Capacity Building Project on HA/DR to Indonesia and Malaysia
- Japan-Italy-United Kingdom Leaders’ Meeting on GCAP
- MAST AUSTRALIA 2024 in Adelaide, Australia
- DM Nakatani Visits Australia
No.179 (January 2025)
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NATO Defense Ministers Meeting
- NATO Defense Ministers Meeting
- G7 Ministerial Meeting on Defense
- The 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus
- Air Force Forum in Japan
- Troop Review, 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of MOD/JSDF
- Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Visits India
- Chief of Staff, JGSDF Visits the U.S
- Chief of Staff, JMSDF Receives a Courtesy Call from Commander, Royal Canadian Navy
- Multilateral Exercise MALABAR 2024
- Bilateral Exercise in JPMRC 25
- Bilateral Exercise KAMANDAG 24
- Bilateral Joint Exercise Keen Sword 25
- Hari’i Hamutuk 24
- Port Call by Republic of Korea Ship Marado
- JSDF Annual Marching Festival
