Japan's new military policies

Japan's new military policies: Origins and implications - SIPRI

A significant expansion of Japan's military capabilities and a major increase in military spending over five years.

What's New in Japan's Three Strategic Documents - CSIS

On December 16, 2022, the Kishida administration approved three new strategic documents: the National Security Strategy (NSS), the National ...

Japan's New National Security Strategy - CSIS

If war breaks out across the Taiwan Strait, Japan will provide bases to the U.S. forces fighting for Taiwan and commit the Self-Defense Forces ( ...

Japan's new security policies: A long road to full implementation

Without any doubt, the planned change in the official annual defense budget from 5.4 trillion yen in 2022 ($40 billion in today's rates) and 8.9 ...

Japan's new national-security and defence strategies

Japan's release in December 2022 of three transformational strategy documents signalled its intent to adopt a new approach in the coming years to ...

U.S. Intends to Reconstitute U.S. Forces Japan as Joint Forces ...

"Japan's new Joint Operations Command will further allow our forces to work together more closely than ever. And these new operational ...

Navigating New Frontiers: Japan's Expanding Role in Defense and ...

Two years into this significant defense buildup, Tokyo's defense outlays are up 50 percent as the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) upgrade ...

What You Need to Know About Japan's New National Security ...

Japan has traditionally capped its defense budget at 1% of GDP, although there have been successive record defense budgets in recent years. Last ...

Japan lifts a longtime restriction to allow a major defense buildup

It's the biggest shift in Japan's defense policy since its cabinet reinterpreted the constitution in 2014 to allow the military to fight in ...

Japan Takes Leadership Roles Protecting Global Security

Japanese leaders have agreed to increase its national defense budget to 2% of gross domestic product, essentially doubling the amount dedicated ...

Defense Policy

On December 16, 2022, three new strategic documents (the Three Documents) - “National Security Strategy”, “National Defense Strategy” and “Defense Buildup ...

Japan's Shift to a More Robust Self-Defense Policy

The defense policy has shifted from a postwar baseline of possessing just enough defensive capability to prevent a power vacuum from emerging in ...

Japan's New Strategic Policy: 3 Overlooked Takeaways

Japan is now acting to become accountable for its own national defense, eventually assuming responsibility for dealing with any invasion more ...

Pacifist Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War Two

"This is setting a new heading for Japan. If appropriately executed, the Self-Defense Forces will be a real, world-class effective force," said ...

A New Course for Japan's Security Policy

In its new National Security Strategy, Japan announced the introduction of an active cyber defence strategy, according to which it may penetrate ...

Is Japan's Defense Policy Taking an Offensive Turn?

The nation's pacifist constitution, specifically Article 9, constrains Japan's defense policy; the clause prohibits the use of force in solving ...

How Fumio Kishida Shaped Japan's Foreign Policy

Perhaps most prominently on the foreign and defense affairs front, Kishida enacted a historic rise in Japan's defense spending set for 2% of GDP ...

Japan's New Defense Budget Is Still Not Enough

Japan's new commitments are undoubtedly significant. It intends to raise defense spending to 2 percent of GDP by 2027, or 60 percent over five years.

Diplomatic Bluebook ｜ 1 National Security Initiatives

The new NSS will dramatically transform Japan's national security policy after the end of World War II from the aspect of its execution. It sets ...

How Japan Is Doubling Down on Its Military Power

The menu of defense improvements is comprehensive: the plan calls for a new integrated operational command for the SDF's three forces, expanded ...