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Japan and Germany rediscovered their geopolitical voice in 2022, making parallel efforts to develop more assertive national security postures. 

The Ukraine war and double threat from China and North Korea in Japan's backyard have pushed Tokyo to update national security plans and step up India ties.

World Insights: Japans new security strategy eclipses pacifism, raises concern-

Citing concern over its challengers’ growing military might, Japan approved its largest-ever defense budget for next fiscal year, a drastic increase over this year’s budget.

Nothing in Japan's new defense documents signals an abandonment of the core principles of its security, but a refinement of roles and capabilities to match modern needs.

The military build-up is explicitly directed against China, and is part of the rapidly escalating, US-led preparations for war with Beijing.

Tokyo just announced it will soon acquire the ability to destroy faraway targets with cruise missiles. This changes Japanese policy vis a vis the military.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two months ago, the Biden Administration published its 2022 National Defense Strategy, which issues a clear warning to malign forces around the world continuing to exert their will in an attempt to undermine global U.S. influence and alliances.  These adverse influences are increasingly present in the Indo-Pacific. Against this context, Japan’s announcement of its new National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and Defense Buildup Program to reflec...

U.S. aid for Ukraine has opened the door to a flood of new military spending as officials seek to replenish supplies and prepare for a potential conflict with Russia or China.

Three new security documents prepared by the Kishida administration mark a new era in Japan’s post-war security strategy.