Category: Japanese defense

Japanese ‘Host Nation Support’ for US Forces: End It

Commentary The United States and Japan will soon restart negotiations over “host nation support.” That’s the money Japan pays to cover part of the costs of basing U.S. forces in Japan. If a recent Kyodo News article is correct, the Biden administration plans to ask the Japanese to increase from the $1.84 billion Tokyo currently…


Japan’s Defense White Paper: Talking Tough for a Change

Commentary Japan’s annual Defense White Paper normally gets a few days of attention and then fades away. Any changes from the previous year are usually marginal. And the language is generally veiled and toned down, so as not to offend anyone in Japan or elsewhere—except maybe the North Koreans whose missiles and nukes have been…