Defending Japan

The threats that Japan faces and how these have shaped the U.S.-Japan strategic alliance.

The Japanese Self Defense Forces and U.S. Armed Forces face the challenge of North Korean missiles.

In Episode 3 the program revisits the news of the day and shift gears to another flashpoint -China's and the Soviet Union's intrusion in the tense regions of the Senkaku and Kuril Islands. It also explores submarine warfare and reconnaissance as well as listening posts capable of scanning the depths of the ocean to deep space. Unit Focus: U.S.Navy.

An exclusive look inside the USS Ronald Reagan, including the daily flight training exercises and interviews with the officers.

In 2017, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force had to scramble over 900 times.