teck said...

teck at 10:43 PM JST - 6th April

Most who work at the Agency will tell you that it is a prison... they come in on Mondays, work till Fridays (sleeping on the floor in their office using a sleeping bag), before repeating the whole routine again the next week. "Lovingly" termed the "Ichigaya Prison". Maybe this guy…

Posted in Man found dead on grounds of Defense Agency at 10:43 PM JST - 6th April
teck at 11:25 PM JST - 9th February

Agree with presto345, they recently got another ship. But then, it can also be argued that without the navies there now, a lot more ships could have fallen victim. It may not be possible to measure the success of the presence of navies as being "zero ships falling victim to…

Posted in Defense chief to order antipiracy mission to Somalia in early March at 11:25 PM JST - 9th February
teck at 11:35 AM JST - 8th February

Or it could be part of the Imperial Japanese Navy's plan to slowly grow back to its former glory, under the name of the JMSDF. To slowly extend its area and scope of operations, until eventually Article 9 of the constitution means nothing. After all, inside the Chief of Maritime…

Posted in SDF ambivalent about antipiracy operations at 11:35 AM JST - 8th February
teck at 11:30 AM JST - 8th February

Some countries just have strict rules regarding drugs, and Japan is one of them. Singapore has ongoing drug tests for military personnel as well.

Posted in MSDF seaman nabbed for marijuana possession at 11:30 AM JST - 8th February
teck at 06:01 PM JST - 28th January

Japan does have laws to defend against an invasion, it is just that they have restricted their own interpretation of their laws so narrowly that it sometimes seems like nothing is ever going to get done. But they do need to review their rules of engagements to allow the JMSDF…

Posted in Defense minister tells SDF to get ready for antipiracy mission off Somalia at 06:01 PM JST - 28th January
teck at 10:58 PM JST - 15th December

While the rules of the road have certain rules on who gives way to who, out at sea, in actual practice, the small gives way to the large.

And JMSDF ships do not embark harbour pilots when they are in Japan. So it is the CO's responsibility to make sure…

Posted in MSDF destroyer, workboat collide in Yokosuka at 10:58 PM JST - 15th December
teck at 07:15 PM JST - 11th December

As long as civilians always have a say over what the SDF should be deployed for, I think it is fine. The SDF should be left to carry out its duties, after all, it definitely knows how to carry out its duties better than a bunch of civilians. Civilian control…

Posted in Uniformed officers' authority over SDF ops to be strengthened at 07:15 PM JST - 11th December
teck at 11:48 PM JST - 6th November

The fact that he won the competition, out of so many others, goes to show that there are some in Japan (the people who gave him the prize) who share the same sentiments.

Posted in 78 others in ASDF wrote essays for competition won by fired chief of staff at 11:48 PM JST - 6th November
teck at 11:56 PM JST - 8th October

These are probes, meant to test how Japan will react and whether the JASDF is alert or not. Happens all around the globe with other countries as well.

Posted in Japanese fighters intercept Russian bombers over Sea of Japan at 11:56 PM JST - 8th October
teck at 11:08 PM JST - 23rd September

Women have been serving onboard JMSDF ships for years now. They have served onboard training ships (either converted destroyers, or the training ship Kashima) as well as onboard auxillaries (the AOEs). The only new thing is that they are allowing them onboard the surface combatants. That is all. But it…

Posted in Japan to allow female sailors to serve aboard destroyers at 11:08 PM JST - 23rd September