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A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and ...
Amid rising regional tensions with North Korea and China, Japan is bolstering its defense capabilities. The nation plans to ...
Japan is undergoing a profound shift from postwar pacifism to proactive civil defence, building a nationwide shelter network ...
Japan is struggling to fund plans that would significantly bolster its military readiness amid rising regional threats. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo The yen’s ...
Japan is stepping up efforts to deter China’s military ambitions in the Asia-Pacific as Tokyo and other US partners seek ...
"It also increases our readiness to respond to [any] contingency ... Prior to establishing the Joint Command Forces, Japan relied on an ad-hoc military command to oversee specific operations ...
Japan's Diet on Friday approved a significant defense agreement permitting Japanese forces' deployment to the Philippines for ...