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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 ...
Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Oct. 8 vowed to implement a "new capitalism" to put the world's 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.