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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.

Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has told it will review the country's primary defence policies over the coming year given the Indo-Pacific's increasingly “severe” security situation. Janes A spokesperson from the MoD said an assessment of ...

Japans new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Oct. 8 vowed to implement a "new capitalism" to put the worlds third-largest economy on a growth track and redistribute the fruits of that success to build up a stronger middle class in his first policy speech since taking office.

North Korea perfectly understands its position of weakness in the maritime domain and is emulating China’s revisionist strategy of gray zone operations to gradually overturn the status quo.

The government is aiming to beef up its capabilities around remote southwestern islands to counter China's growing naval activities.

Japan plans to revise its Medium Term Defense Program earlier than originally scheduled as it looks to boost spending to counter China's growing assertiveness in surrounding waters and prepare for contingencies in the Taiwan Strait, government sources said Friday. The program, which c...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan plans to revise its Medium Term Defense Program earlier than originally scheduled as it looks to boost spending to counter Chin

The plan could be updated within the year, with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi having agreed earlier this month that some changes are necessary.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) are ramping up efforts to support defence industrial co-operation on major programmes with the aim of boosting local capability. The effort reflects growing econ...

By HANA KUSUMOTO | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 21, 2020 TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet approved the nation’s largest-ever defense budget on Monday, about 5.34 trillion yen, or $52 billion, for the next fiscal year. The proposed budget for fiscal year 2021, starting in April, is a 0.5% increase over this year’s budget of 5.32 trillion yen, or $51.5 billion, and is the ninth consecutive increase in the national defense budget. The budget also allocated 293 billion yen, about $2.8 bi...