A Jan. 9 visit by Ground Self-Defense Force personnel to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo raises serious doubt about the organization’s commitment to its founding principles.
July 1 marked 70 years since Japan’s Self-Defense Forces came into being. As an armed organization operating under the postwar pacifist Constitution, the SDF has gained widespread support from the ...
Syria is putting out mixed messaging about how to proceed with integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian government’s new security forces. Damascus does not seem to have a clear ...
A Sasakawa Peace Foundation panel pitched the idea to the Defense Ministry as a part of recommendations on bolstering the SDF ...
At least three people were killed and 31 others injured after clashes broke out between Syrian army troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, as ...
The move is expected to support operation of ships by limited numbers of crew, amid a labor shortage reflecting Japan’s ...
The Syrian army has taken full control of the strategic city of Tabqa and its military airport on the Euphrates River, expanding a rapid offensive in Raqqa province, state media reported, as ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SDF commander Mazloum Abdi delivers a speech during a celebration marking the centenary of the city of Qamishli, Syria, August 20, ...