The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) have pursued a number of doctrinal changes intended to improve their offensive posture—raising questions about their adherence to the country’s pacifist ...

With a strong (and resoundingly consolidated) mandate, Takaichi is now making moves to revise Japan’s Constitution, and ...

A new supermajority in the powerful House of Representatives may embolden Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to pursue amending ...

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has decided to halt its training with V-22 Ospreys in the prefecture during the Iron Fist exercise.

An explanatory diagram on the establishment of the new Fleet Surface Force. The JMSDF plans to establish the “Fleet Surface ...

US Japan base negotiations ahead of the 2026 cost-sharing deadline will shape force posture, Okinawa realignment, and daily ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan ...

The outcome of this Sunday’s election will have significant consequences for Japan’s national security policy.

The results from the February 8 election suggest that the long-standing debate over Japan’s defense policy has largely been settled.

But Takaichi sees constitutional revision as a matter of national destiny, and her huge parliamentary majority as a unique ...