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Japan is no longer Asia’s defensive power

For nearly eight decades, East Asia’s security architecture rested on a predictable premise: Japan would remain a strictly defensive fortress, constrained by Article 9 of its 1947...

Inside Japan’s military build-up

Japan inks deal to acquire former Nippon Steel site for ‘integrated defense hub’

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the project is of "critical importance to Japan's national security."

Japan promotes rapid military expansion as growth strategy

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's government is increasingly presenting its rapid military expansion as not just a way to strengthen national security, but also as a means to boost economic gr...

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 is arming for a long-range fight, and China is worried

Tokyo is building a military and intelligence architecture very different from the one that defined its postwar eraReleased in early August, the Japanese Ministry of Defense's late...

Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper Digest

The following is the English translation of Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper digest, released Aug. 4, 2026.  From the Report The time has come for our annual release of our white p...

Japan is arming for a long range fight, and China is worried

Tokyo is building a military and intelligence architecture very different from the one that defined its postwar eraReleased in early August, the Japanese Ministry of Defense's late...

Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper is 'reinvasion-minded': KCNA

A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force takes part in a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, June 7, 2026. /VCGThe inte...

Japan Budget Requests Record $55.6B for Unmanned, Long Range Strike Capabilities

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has requested a record 8.9 trillion yen – or $55.6 billion – for its Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Budget to prioritize artificial intelligence, unmanned cap...

Japan’s 2026 defense white paper

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’s 2026 Defense White Paper Highlights Regional Difficulties, ‘New Ways of Warfare’: Expert

New analysis The Japanese Defense Ministry published a white paper, titled “Defense of Japan 2026,” on Aug. 4, as released by Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. “Security is inextr...

The Nations Are Ramping Up For War:

Japan and Germany are forgetting the lessons of 1945RTBy Ladislav ZemánekJapan’s surrender ended a catastrophic war in Asia and the Pacific. Germany’s defeat ended an equally catas...

As U.S. demands more, Japan may need to get creative with defense spending

Although Tokyo's defense budget is likely to top ¥10 trillion this year, that will remain far off from the target of 3.5% of GDP the U.S. is seeking.

Japan to expand security aid to 12 Indo-Pacific nations

Japan plans to provide defence equipment and other supplies to the armed forces of at least 12 like-minded countries under its Official Security Assistance programme in the current...

Japan Plans to Transform Military Capabilities with Drones, Boost Domestic Defense Industry

Japan intends to transform its military capabilities with drones and will build up its domestic defense industry, according to the 2026 Defense of Japan white paper released on Tue...

Japan plans for the reality of war

While hypersonic missiles, drones and other new weapons systems dominate the news about Japan’s military build-up, the government is also stepping up its efforts to develop first-r...

Japan Turns To India And Australia To Bolster Defence Readiness Beyond Traditional Allies Like US

Japan is looking beyond its traditional reliance on the United States to sustain defence readiness, as concerns grow over Washington’s ability to provide timely munitions supplies,...

Japan sees need to boost military with 'sense of urgency'

TOKYO: Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said on Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted growing risks....

Japan’s Record 2027 Defense Budget Request Is Only the Opening Bid

Tokyo is building a force around AI, unmanned systems, a high-low weapons mix, and greater staying power.

CNA Explains: What’s driving Japan’s urgent defence push?

Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi urged Japan to boost its defence capabilities with a greater "sense of urgency and crisis" on Tuesday (Aug 4), as a government white paper highlig...

Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missiles, defense budget plans show

Japan’s Defense Ministry has disclosed details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the next fiscal year that officials say will increase significantly after t...

Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint

The annual economic policy guidelines referenced goals announced by NATO and two U.S. allies and pledged to "transform the country's defense capabilities within five years."