Here is a recent story I filed for Defense News on part of Japan’s response to Chinese PLAN expansionism. We dealt with BMD, which is really forward defense against China and conceivably Russia rather than the straw man that is DPRK, a few weeks ago.

The main thing is that Japan doesn’t need a plan -for now- but to avoid abandonment, Japan must continue to push for further integration and joint exercises, as Admiral Yohji Koda   (see China PLAN Stirring more than Choppy Waters) told me last year.