Japanese citizens have historically derided hawkish politicians and defense firms as “merchants of death.” These constraints on defense production have taken their toll. Japan is almost entirely ...

Japan’s government audit arm has sharply criticized the United States for failing to deliver a large portion of military equipment that Tokyo purchased under long-term defense contracts worth ...

India, May 6 -- Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi travelled to the Philippines on Tuesday to witness an ...

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday met with Japan’s Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi at Malacañang, ...

In 2026, a consensus seems to be forming around Japan’s national security needs. The government has already doubled its security spending, and Prime Minister Takaichi has hastened to complete the five ...

The 1st Airborne Wing, Japan’s only parachute umbrella unit, conducts an exercise at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Narishino Exercise Area, Jan. 11, 2026. Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense ...

Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defence export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons ...

The destroyer JS Kaga, the second ship of the Izumo class. Credit: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force In March 2026, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will undertake its most sweeping ...

Japan is pushing the legal limit of ‘defence’ as it faces its ‘most severe and complex security environment’ since 1945.

For decades, U.S. allies operated within an international system built and maintained by the United States. Washington was committed to keeping global trade flowing, to the benefit of countries around ...