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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a brutal reminder that authoritarian countries may wreak violent havoc on their smaller, democratic neighbors at any time. For China, that means Taiwan. And Japan increasingly sees the potential for it to be drawn into a U.S.-China conflict over the island.

In Japan, there is a new senior-level willingness to more directly align the national interests with protecting Taiwanese security.

Changes in Japan's security environment are prompting the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) to modernise its capabilities across cyber and electromagnetics domains. Major General Yoshiki Adachi, Director General, C4 Systems & Intellige...

A defense panel of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party has started discussing a review of the National Security Strategy for the first time since it was adopted in 2013, including the possibility of introducing enemy base strike capabilities.

It's unlikely Kishida will usher in drastic changes that have not already been gestating inside the LDP and Defense Ministry, but it will be important to see which items gain top priority.

Meet Japan’s Stealthy Taigei-class of Diesel-Electric Submarines Japan has been a leading innovator of battery technology and has claimed that as a power source for the submarines because it requires less maintenance. Japan unveiled the first of its new class of diesel-electric submarines in October 2020. Named the Taigei, the submarine is part of Tokyo’s efforts to boost the countrys maritime security and as a show of deterrence against Chinas growing assertiveness in the eastern Pacific ...