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Type 90 MBTs of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force.

Showing off the striking color scheme, a JASDF F-2 taxies on the apron of Nagoya - Komaki (Airport codes NKM / RJNA). The F-2 is an enlarged F-16 built for Japan only, being the primary anti-ship fighter in service to replace the aging F-1. Capable of carrying up to four anti-ship missiles, it...

Kongō-class AEGIS destroyer JS Myōkō (DDG-175)

The JS Asuka (ASE-6102)

JDS Kirishima (DDG-174)

Japanese warship JS Asayuki (DD 132) docks in Manila, the Philippines, April 2, 2014. Two Japanese warships arrived in Manila on Wednesday for a four- day visit to the Philippines, the Philippine Navy said. Japanese warship JS Shirane (DDH 143) docks in Manila, the Philippines, April 2...

JGSDF recon soldier aims his weapon while standing on his motorcycle Two more soldiers take aim while riding. Recon soldiers using bikes as shields, during a public demonstration. The vehicle in the back is the Type 87 Reconnaissance Combat Vehicle. A bike trooper shows off a...

Japan's replacement for the P-3 Orion, the Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.

Two members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 9th Division, 5th Infantry Regiment, watch over a specified area during a March 13 exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The JGSDF troops were part of a 24-hour Guard and Protect Exercise that partnered them with the Japan Air Self- Defense Force...

The lead ship of Japan's newest class of submarine, the Sōryū ('Blue Dragon'), executes a turn.

JMSDF Submarines moored at night at Kure Naval Base, Hiroshima Photographer: Kenichi Nobusue, dated 4th of May, 2008. It's a bit hard to tell, but I think the two submarines in front are Harushio-class, and the third one behind them is an Oyashio-class. The Harushio is the oldest of three...

The JS YÅ«giri ('Evening Mist'), one of Japan's Asagiri-class destroyers. This class was the first in the world to be equipped with AESA radars.

Japan's first post-WWII flattop vessel, and a veteran of many disaster relief operations, the JS ÅŒsumi.

Japanese destroyer Akizuki, lead ship of her class. The latest and greatest destroyers of the JMSDF, with two more being commissioned next week.

A JMSDF Yaeyama-class minesweeper conducting a Sea Mine Sweeping Exercise.