The author examines the reasons behind Japan's decision to launch its own spy satellites and looks at some of the problems they face in trying to build an indigenous satellite intelligence capability.

Amateur astronomers have established that the newly launched Japanese spy satellites are indeed being used to spy on North Korean territory.

The Japanese Defense Agency has ruled that the country would be within its constitutional right to intercept a ballistic missile targeting Japan or even flying over their territory.

India's National Institute of Ocean Technology, with technical support from Japan's Saga University, is building a 1,000-kw ocean thermal energy conversion pilot. The experiment, if successful, would mark a big step toward economically viable production of clean energy by tapping the temperature difference between the sun-heated water on the sea surface and cold deep seawater.

Chemical and biological weapons falling into the hands of individuals or small bands of terrorists is as much a threat as nuclear weapons being developed by rogue states according to delegates at U.N. disarmament talks.

The Japanese government expresses concern over the recent U.S. decision to develop a new generation of low-yield nuclear weapons.

The Japanese government has developed a virtual human to act as one of its ambassadors to ASEAN countries. The author address the implications of this move and the characteristics of Japanese culture that make them more receptive to virtual humans and robots.

The U.S. is showing reluctance to provide Japan with a system that would give it missile-launch data directly from a U.S. early-warning satellite, complicating Japan's plans to deploy Aegis missile defense cruisers.

The Japanese and U.S. governments have begun arranging for Japan to develop a rocket engine and the United States a warhead for the joint sea-based missile defense system.

Japan's defense chief said Thursday that Tokyo wants to speed up efforts to establish a missile defense shield with the United States to guard against the threat posed by North Korea.