These aren't just classics within the sub-genre either; several special forces-centric entries have been lauded as some of cinema's best war movies, winning prestigious awards and earning rave ...

The Constitution of Japan, adopted on November 3, 1946, explicitly bans the creation of armed forces. However, over the past fifty years, Japan has built up land, air, and sea-based Self-Defense ...

Women make up only 8.7% of the 230,000 strong Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), half the rate of the U.S. military, and only 1.6% of the ARDB, which was activated in 2018.