Japan is pushing the legal limit of ‘defence’ as it faces its ‘most severe and complex security environment’ since 1945.
Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defence export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms ...
Japan's participation in the Balikatan drill and its new weapon export rules are set to further defence ties between the two ...
A constitutional revision solves the wrong problem – and creates new complications.
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 ...
Space is becoming a foundational domain for integrated operations and deterrence within the U.S.-Japan alliance. Space capabilities—satellite communications, positioning, navigation and timing, ...
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 ...
MANILA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Philippines and Japan signed two defence pacts on Thursday, including a deal allowing their forces to exchange supplies and services, with both countries seeking to ...