Tokyo Report

The Japanese defense ministry estimates that Tokyo will need to spend 48 trillion yen on defense over the next five years if it wants to achieve its security goals.

Japan is concerned about the weak yen, but its policy options for responding are limited as a global recession looms.

The Japanese prime minister held his first in-person meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, but he faces tight limits in how far he can push the relationship.

Germany's president visited Japan just a few days before a Japan-Germany 2+2.

Under the government of Kishida Fumio, Japan has sharply changed its thinking on nuclear power.

Kishida is attempting to calm public outrage over his handling of his party's extensive ties to the Unification Church.

While the whole world is talking about Chancellor Scholz’s controversial visit to China, Germany’s ties with Japan are growing quietly but significantly.

Japan’s governing party is struggling to quell public suspicion over party members’ ties with the controversial Unification Church.

New testimonies are emerging about the historic meeting.

The document is a testament to the closer bilateral security relationship that has developed since the original declaration in 2007.

The LDP and its junior coalition party, Komeito, are at odds over issues like Japan's counterstrike capability and defense budget increases.