Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae leads a meeting of the Ministerial Council on the Strengthening of the Maritime Security Capabilities, Dec. 23, 2025. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Japan As ...

In 2026, a consensus seems to be forming around Japan’s national security needs. The government has already doubled its security spending, and Prime Minister Takaichi has hastened to complete the five ...

China Tops Japanese Public's Security Worries in Latest Government Poll By Tim Kelly TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Japanese ‌public now sees China's growing military ‌power as the country's leading ...

Japan’s Defense Minister Kihara Minoru (left) attends the signing ceremony of the Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) along with (from left) Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, ...

It was at an 18th century Georgian manor house outside London that Japanese lawmaker Rui Matsukawa began to have serious doubts about America’s commitment to defending her country. Matsukawa, a former ...

For decades, U.S. allies operated within an international system built and maintained by the United States. Washington was committed to keeping global trade flowing, to the benefit of countries around ...

India, April 27 -- Strategic anxieties over China's rise, North Korea's provocations, and shifting Indo-Pacific alliances are pushing the country toward a more assertive military role-despite deep ...

Robert Ward is the Japan chair at the London-based think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), where he also directs the geo-economics and strategy program. He is the author ...

Japan and Germany have accelerated their security cooperation through ministerial dialogues, military exchanges, and new defence and technology agreements. Though much of this collaboration remains ...