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  • Japan looks to Ukraine’s battlefield for defense blueprint
  • ‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
  • Report to Congress on Japan’s Evolving Defense Policy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

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japantimes.co.jp /2 days ago

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.

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japantimes.co.jp /1 week ago

‘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.

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news.usni.org /23 hours ago

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...

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defence-blog.com /1 month ago

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...

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bbc.com /4 weeks ago

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.

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scmp.com /3 weeks ago

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...

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asiatimes.com /1 month ago

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...

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defence-blog.com /1 month ago

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...

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scmp.com /3 weeks ago

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...

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asia.nikkei.com /6 days ago

Japan weighs dedicated agency to support Self-Defense Forces retirees

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scmp.com /1 month ago

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...

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globalnation.inquirer.net /3 weeks ago

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...

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bbc.com /1 month ago

Japan defence minister denies militarism and criticises China's 'huge arsenal'

Shinjiro Koizumi makes some of Tokyo's most pointed remarks yet in the dispute over Japan's military build-up.

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japantimes.co.jp /2 weeks ago

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.

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militarywatchmagazine.com /1 month ago

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

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defence-blog.com /1 month ago

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...

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defence-blog.com /2 weeks ago

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 previou...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Japan defence minister rebuffs claims of ‘new militarism’ levelled by China

Shinjiro Koizumi says Japan valued as a ‘peace-loving’ nation while China expands military capabilities ‘without sufficient transparency’Japan’s defence minister took a veiled swip...

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japantimes.co.jp /1 week ago

Japan’s NATO envoy highlights importance of European stability

Japan's ambassador to NATO also said the organization's unity, based on collective defense, is unwavering, while adding that the alliance is "rock-solid."

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japantimes.co.jp /2 weeks ago

Japan weighs state ownership of defense plants to boost arms supply

A draft of the government's basic economic and fiscal policy guidelines calls for reviewing existing law to allow greater state involvement.

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asia.nikkei.com /4 weeks ago

A European nation wants to buy Japan's defense equipment, Koizumi says

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japantimes.co.jp /1 month ago

Japan rejects Chinese ‘new militarism’ label, spotlighting Beijing’s own buildup

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi also used Tokyo's concerns of a crisis over Taiwan to justify Japan's move into a "new role" as a primary regional defense equipment supplier.

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news.usni.org /1 month ago

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...

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thediplomat.com /4 weeks ago

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.

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