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Japan weighs dedicated agency to support Self-Defense Forces retirees

Japan looks to Ukraine’s battlefield for defense blueprint

Conflicts will be won if Japan — like many other nations, especially in the Pacific — can update its military doctrine to match the realities of modern warfare.

Japan Eyes a Homegrown FMS System as Defense Exports Become a Strategic Tool

The government is considering establishing a new organization – to manage a Japanese-style Foreign Military Sales system and promote defense exports.

‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities

The move is seen as at least partially aimed at winning public support for boosting the country's defense capabilities.

Japan’s latest live-fire drill is about offence, not defence: PLA Daily

China’s military mouthpiece on Monday warned that the weapons and operational methods seen in Japan’s largest annual live-fire drill symbolised the Self-Defence Force’s acceleratio...

Japan defense chief’s stark warning after watching emergency scramble drill

Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi flew to Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido on May 23 to watch his pilots rehearse one of the most demanding routine missions in the Japanese mil...

Report to Congress on Japan’s Evolving Defense Policy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

The following is the July 14, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Japan’s Evolving Defense Policy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance. From the Report In 2026, Japanese Prime Mini...

Japan reveals sweeping military space buildup

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has released a comprehensive briefing document outlining its space domain defense buildup, revealing a sweeping expansion of military space capabilities...

Japan ramping up defence is 'critical' to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC

Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.

Japan’s Ageing Frontline Fighter Units Face Major Strain From Advancing Chinese and Russian Capabilities

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has warned of growing challenges to the country’s air defences, making remarks during a visit to Chitose Air Base on the nort

Japan’s defense: Change is coming

In early June, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party accepted recommendations from its Security Research Council for revising Japan’s three main national security documents, incl...

Japan calls next-gen fighter program “critical”

Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met Wednesday with the CEO of GCAP’s joint venture design company to declare the three-nation next-generation fighter program “an extremel...

Japanese lawmaker demands Patriot missile transfers to Ukraine

A Japanese opposition lawmaker has gone directly to Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in a parliamentary committee hearing to demand that Japan supply Patriot air defense missiles...

Japan’s defence outreach to counter China’s military rise hits hidden roadblocks

Japan seized the spotlight at last month’s Shangri-La Dialogue, stepping into a vacuum left by the Chinese defence chief – who skipped the forum for a second year – and using the s...

Japan Is Building a New Intelligence Agency With Help From the West

Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is breaking with World War II-era limits on security.

Japan’s Terra Drone gaining battlefield experience in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi set the tone for the debate over Japan’s rearmament with her remark that a Chinese move against Taiwan could threaten Japan’s survival and wa...

Japan Doubles Down on Maritime Security Cooperation

A recent visit highlights Tokyo’s seriousness.

Japan Announces 2 Major Western Pacific Exercises with U.S.

The U.S. and Japan will hold two exercises in Japan in late June, Resolute Dragon 26 and the Japan segment of Valiant Shield 2026, according to releases by the Japanese military on...

Japan parliament OKs defense-supply sharing pact with PH

Japan’s parliament on Friday approved an agreement enabling the exchange of defense supplies and logistical support between the country’s Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine mil...

Japan to craft cyberdefense guidelines in response to Anthropic's Mythos

Does a new arsenal of deterrence run through Japan?

A spate of defense deals have highlighted Japan's emergence as a potentially key manufacturing base for the Indo-Pacific region.

Japan and Philippines to discuss surface-to-ship missile exports

Type-88 surface-to-ship guided missiles of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force are expected to be up for consideration.

Japanese defence minister rejects ‘new militarism’ label from China in Shangri-La speech

Japan’s defence minister has rejected suggestions that his country was reviving its militaristic past, telling a regional security conference that changes to its defence strategy w...

Japan aims to catch up on drone warfare by tapping Ukraine’s experience

Japan is accelerating plans to acquire and develop drones for its military by stepping up cooperation with Ukraine and learning from Kyiv’s wartime experience against Russia as it...