Japan approves new defense strategy to boost self|reliance

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 ...

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

Last year Japan unveiled a new national security and defense strategy in response to an increasingly complex regional security environment.

Japan's New National Security Strategy - CSIS

Japan has introduced an ambitious defense strategy to manage an increasingly complex security environment in Asia.

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.

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

During a recent seven-day tour of the United States, Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio reiterated his country's pivotal international ...

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

Japan is undergoing the most significant changes to its security strategy since the end of World War II. What is behind these changers, ...

Japan's new security strategy is about defense, not offense

Alessio Patalano is professor of war and strategy in East Asia at King's College London and a visiting fellow at the Royal Navy Strategic ...

Japan's New Security Policies: A Long Road to Full Implementation

On December 16, 2022, Japan's government released a new national security strategy, national defense strategy, and defense buildup program.

Deterrence by Denial: Japan's New Strategic Outlook - Stimson Center

In "the most severe and complex" Japanese security environment of the postwar period, new strategic documents outline a policy of deterrence ...

Japan approves a historic new military build-up - DW

Japan on Friday approved a new national security strategy — one of the country's largest defense shake-ups since World War II ...

Japan Cabinet OKs record military budget to speed up strike ...

Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a hefty 16% increase in military spending next year and eased its postwar ban on lethal weapons exports.

What's Missing From Japan's Defense Buildup? - The Diplomat

... Defense to reshape the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). Long-range strike munitions and launchers are now the centerpiece of a defense ...

No Going Back: Japan Continues to Hike Defense Spending

The latest spending request – which fits with Japan's ongoing military budget expansion – would push the country's defense budget to up above ...

Japanese Cabinet Approves Largest Ever Defense Budget

Japan's Cabinet on Friday approve a record 7.95 trillion yen or $55.9 billion defence budget for Fiscal Year 2024, which begins on April 1 next year.

Japan approves major defense overhaul in dramatic policy shift

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government passed revisions to three key security documents after months of debate, outlining a tough new stance.

Japan Moves to Double Military Spending, With a Wary Eye on China

Japan on Friday announced a new national security strategy that will double the amount earmarked for the country's military defense.

What Japan's Military Reorganization Means for US-Japanese ...

With this approval, the government vowed to create and reinforce the joint operational posture of its three Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) ...

Japan has changed its approach to national security and defense

Japanese administration has released three documents that respond to an increasingly tense security environment, describing China as a serious source of ...

Secretary of Defense Austin Statement on Japan's Release of its ...

We welcome the release of Japan's updated strategy documents – the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and Defense Buildup Program.

As regional threats rise, Japan shifts away from defense-only strategy

Japan on Friday adopted a national security strategy declaring plans to possess preemptive strike capability and cruise missiles within ...