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KOBE, Japan – A total of 88 delegates from 18 nations and three international organizations gathered in mid-January for the Nimble Titan 24 Senior Leader Event Design and Planning Workshop.

Japanese Defense Ministry agreed to purchase 400 long-range Tomahawk missiles from the United States and officials from both countries met in Tokyo on Thursday to sign a contract.

Japanese Defense Ministry agreed to purchase 400 long-range Tomahawk missiles from the United States and officials from both countries met in Tokyo on Thursday to sign a contract.

With Japans economic malaise and scandals eroding political capital in Tokyo, 2024 may yield an extended waiting period for new security measures.

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved the country’s largest-ever defense budget, a significant increase over current spending, for the coming fiscal year.

For the tenth year in a row, the budget draft set a new record for national defense spending as Japan continues to pursue its Defense Buildup Program.

Japan, which has embarked upon an unprecedented military build-up of late, is at “a historic crossroads,” and must develop nuclear weapons, former editor for The New York Times Barry Gewen has argued.

How a conflict starts, and how the United States responds, would weigh heavily into Tokyo’s considerations.

Tokyo and Canberra continue to deepen their military cooperation as part of their support for the US-led preparations to launch a war against China.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has successfully executed the world's first electromagnetic railgun fire test from a ship.