Japan's new military policies

Japan approves long-range weapons to counter growing threats ...

Japan on Friday unveiled a new national security plan that signals the country's biggest military buildup since World War II, ...

Japan's Strategic Shift Is Significant, but Implementation Hurdles Await

First, Japan will increase annual defense spending by almost 60 percent by 2027, shattering the longstanding unofficial barrier of about 1 ...

Japan approves new defense strategy to boost self-reliance

The papers, including the "National Security Strategy" (NSS), lay out policies such as increasing defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product and ...

Setting the course: Japan's new security strategy | ECFR

The new version has two major goals – to strengthen Japan's deterrence ability and to ensure the Self Defense Forces (SDF) are ready to fight in the case of a ...

No, Japan is not planning to "double its defense budget"

As I argue in a new article in The Washington Quarterly, Japan's pledge to surge its defense budget by 65% over the next five years is the ...

Focused on its region: an overview of Japan's latest security moves

But a review of its latest moves shows its main focus is on reinforcing its armed forces, particularly through a new military command structure ...

IntelBrief: Japan Makes Strides Toward Normalizing its Status as a ...

Last month, PM Kishida announced plans to increase defense spending to two percent of GDP and approved an updated national security policy which ...

As regional threats rise, Japan eases defense-only strategy - AP News

TOKYO (AP) — In a major break from its strictly self-defense-only postwar principle, Japan adopted a national security strategy Friday ...

A Solution to Japan's Military Mismatch - Foreign Policy

In recent years, the Japanese government has formed new, smaller brigade-sized units of 2,000 to 4,000 soldiers, which can rapidly deploy to ...

Japan approves a historic new military build-up - DW

Tokyo will now focus on raising its counter-strike capabilities, according to the new policy. ... Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces stationed in ...

A pivotal moment for Japan's national defense - Asia Times

As part of Japan's new National Security Strategy, the Japanese government last year set aside a 43 trillion yen (approximately US$300 ...

Does Japan Have an Army? - Metropolis Japan

Japan isn't legally allowed to have a military. Allowing the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to exist has caused international ...

'New era of crisis' prompts Japan' biggest defense budget ever

2022, Japan committed to doubling its defense spending, deploying an aircraft carrier for the first time since World War II, buying hundreds of ...

Japan approves biggest military buildup since second world war ...

Under the changes, outlined in three documents, Japan will also acquire new weapons that can strike enemy targets 1,000km away with land or sea- ...

Japan approves major defense overhaul in dramatic policy shift

To pay for the new weapons and systems, Kishida broke a long-standing taboo in Japan late last month by instructing his defense and finance ...

Japan's Defence White Paper: Making the Case for Change - RUSI

Japan's latest defence document sets out the arguments ... Japan's National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy and Defense ...

Japan's National Security Strategy: Responding to Unprecedented ...

At the end of 2022, Japan published a new National Security Strategy along with two defence-related strategic documents in which the ...

Japan Affirms Plans for Deeper Regional Ties to Counter China

In recent months, Japan's military — known as the Self-Defense Forces — has stepped up exercises at home and with friendly countries, including ...

US to revamp its command in Japan amid renaissance in defense ties

America's secretaries of state and defense traveled to Tokyo for meetings with their Japanese counterparts Sunday, where they announced new ...

Draft Economic Policy Calls for Japan to 'Drastically Strengthen ...

Japan aims to "drastically strengthen" its military capabilities, according to an economic policy draft seen by Reuters.