On May 13, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) announced it will conduct a joint exercise with the South Korean ...

By relying on the U.S. military, Japan was able to keep defense spending down and achieve rapid economic growth under a ...

Finally, the alliance should have a long-term basing strategy that consolidates U.S. and Japanese facilities. The United States and Japan should concentrate on recent defense and disaster threats ...

Both China and North Korea, which pose threats to Japan, have claimed to have tested and deployed hypersonic missiles.

India's Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan, Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Navy Chief Admiral ...

Japan's Minister of Defense reportedly proposed a "one theater" concept to the United States that would combine the Korean Peninsula, East China Sea and South China Sea into a single operational and ...

Japan also forms part of the First Island Chain, a U.S. containment strategy to restrict Russian and Chinese access to the Pacific Ocean. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby ...

This report offers a detailed analysis of Japan's defense market, with market size forecasts covering the next five years. It also offers insights into the strategy, security environment and defense ...

A key driver of Japan’s space ambitions is the Basic Plan on Space Policy, which was revised in 2023 to reflect the evolving ...

Japan will increase its defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2027 and plans to spend around $70 billion on defense in the current fiscal year, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani ...