Daisuke Sato

Daisuke Sato oversees coverage of Asia with a focus on Japan and China. As Section Editor, he is responsible for curating regional news, verifying sources, and delivering sharp insight into military developments across the Indo-Pacific. His expertise strengthens our reporting from one of the most strategically contested regions in the world.
Army

U.S. personnel spotted at Taiwan special forces base

A steady flow of American personnel moving in and out of Wuhan Camp in Longtan, Taoyuan, some driving civilian rental cars and others on foot, has drawn renewed attention to the scale of the U.S. military's ongoing...
Maritime Security

China fires submarine nuclear missile into Pacific

A Chinese Navy submarine fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, and Tokyo says it "strongly urged" Beijing to call off the test beforehand, the Japan Times reported. The launch, carried out with a...
Army

South Korean Marines evaluate robots in combat exercise

A South Korean Marine unit sent a robot on four legs walking point ahead of its own troops during a live combat exercise last week, a small but telling sign of how the country's military is trying...
Army

Thai amphibious vehicle beats global rivals for export deal

A Thai company has beaten out South Korean, Turkish, and Czech defense giants to win its first-ever export contract, and the prize is a vehicle built to carry Philippine Marines across water and onto beaches in one...
Aviation

38 companies want to build Japan’s next drone killer

Thirty-eight companies have told Japan's government they can build a drone that shoots down other drones, and the country's defense chief wants one flying within weeks rather than years. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi disclosed the figure at a...
Maritime Security

Japan built its 10th Mogami-class frigate in record time

A warship that needs less than half the crew of Japan's older destroyers has joined the fleet, and it represents the tenth proof that a country facing a shrinking population can still build a modern navy fast. Mitsubishi...
Army

Taiwan bans Chinese parts, now 8 of 9 vehicles cannot be used

A Taiwanese military unit that once had nine administrative vehicles at its disposal now has just one it can actually drive, according to a claim a lawmaker raised directly to the island's defense minister this week, Taiwan's...
Army

Pay raises worked: Japan’s military breaks its recruitment crisis

Japan's Self-Defense Forces recruited 11,177 personnel in Fiscal Year 2025, surpassing 10,000 for the first time in three years and marking a 1,453-person increase over the previous year. The turnaround reversed three consecutive years of declining recruitment that...
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