Rewritten policies could even include changes to nuclear weapons stance, analyst says Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ...

Japan’s government audit arm has sharply criticized the United States for failing to deliver a large portion of military equipment that Tokyo purchased under long-term defense contracts worth ...

A constitutional revision solves the wrong problem – and creates new complications.

Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defence export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms ...

TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Japanese public now sees China's growing military power as the country's leading security concern, overtaking the threat posed by North Korean nuclear missiles, a ...

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 ...

The destroyer JS Kaga, the second ship of the Izumo class. Credit: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force In March 2026, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will undertake its most sweeping ...

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, April 24 (Reuters) - Japan will set up a task force to address cybersecurity risks in its financial ...

China denounced remarks by Japan and the EU about the South China Sea at a UN Security Council meeting on Monday, and accused ...

Space is becoming a foundational domain for integrated operations and deterrence within the U.S.-Japan alliance. Space capabilities—satellite communications, positioning, navigation and timing, ...