The tough assessment comes from Japan’s annual defense white paper, approved by the cabinet office Friday amid growing security concerns that have pushed Tokyo to rethink its decades-long ...

Japan this week adopted a new national security strategy to gain a more offensive footing and improve its resilience to protect itself from growing risks from China, North Korea and Russia.

Japan’s plan to ramp up military spending, explained. US officials are sold on Japan’s new military posture. Japan’s public might not be.

Japan’s defensive stance to integrate hypersonic missiles into its defence strategy is aimed at maintaining military balance ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. and Japanese officials said on Wednesday that the two nations would expand their military cooperation, including improving Japan’s missile strike capabilities and making the ...

As Japan gradually moves away from the Yoshida Doctrine, it is unclear what shape Japan’s new emergent grand strategy will take. On the one hand, Japan and the United States maintain a shared interest ...

A Billion-Dollar Arms Deal. As part of its defense expansion, Japan has agreed to purchase military equipment from the U.S. The $1 billion arms deal, recently approved by the Trump administration ...

How Japan’s Politics Derail its Military Strategy Takashi Yokota and Kirk Spitzer October 17, 2012 . ... The Futenma problem, according to one former U.S. negotiator on the matter, is "peanuts" ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida rides on a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 10 tank during a review at JGSDF Camp Asaka in Tokyo on November 27, 2021.

Japan’s 2013 National Security Strategy included concerns over both China’s actions and DPRK’s actions, ... The Complications of a More Assertive Japanese Military.

China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from territorial disputes ...