A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy stating the need for Japan to acquire strike-back capability with long-range missiles, a major break from Japan’s self-defense-only policy.

China has recently stepped up its military presence near Japan to demonstrate its rapidly growing military strength.

(Handout/Japan's Ministry of Defense/AFP) Beijing's actions are "not conducive to regional peace", Japan's defence minister and US counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed during a call after Chinese aircraft locked radar on Japanese jets near Taiwan, Tokyo said ...

The drill is being conducted after the US approved an arms package worth USD 11.1 billion for Taiwan. This is the largest arms sale of the US to Taiwan. China has harshly criticised the move.

A sexual assault case involving a US marine has reignited anger over the long-standing impunity and marginalisation faced by Okinawans under the US–Japan security alliance. Despite persistent resistance, Japan continues to ignore local opposition and ...

Monday’s drills came after Beijing expressed anger at what could be the largest-ever U.S. arms sale to Taiwan and expressed anger over a statement by Japan’s prime minister that its military could get involved.