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Japan arms exports
Japan’s Defense Industry Plays Catch-up
By Sarah Soh
Japan has taken steps to revitalize its flagging defense industry. Much remains to be accomplished before it can reach the goal of building a vibrant domestic defense industrial base.
How Tokyo’s Young Activists Are Leading Japan’s Pro-Palestine Movement
By Sena Chang
Many Japanese youths share a deeper motivation for advocating peace in Palestine: an intense belief in their own country’s complicity in the war.
Is Japan Leaving Pacifism Behind?
By Jio Kamata
Although with deep hesitation, the country as a whole is beginning to reconfigure the meaning of pacifism.
Proactive Pacifism, Arms Exports, and Japan’s Quest to Be ‘One of the Good Guys’
By James Kaizuka
The Kishida administration’s decision to export advanced fighter jets is part of a long evolution in Japan’s understanding of what it means to be a peaceful nation.
After Months of Talks, Japan’s Ruling Coalition Agrees to Allow the Sale of Its Next-Gen Fighter Jets
By Takahashi Kosuke
The LDP was able to convince its traditionally pacifist partner, Komeito, to okay yet another loosening of defense export rules.
Japan’s Ruling Party Wants to Export Its Next-Generation Fighter. The Public Is Reluctant.
By Jio Kamata
The LDP's coalition partner is opposed to allowing exports of the co-produced fighters, citing public resistance to the idea.
Japan’s Defense Industry Is Hindered by Self-Imposed Constraints
By Hiroshi Sazanami
It’s been nearly a decade since Japan widened the scope for arms exports, but there is little to show for the policy change.
Japan Takes Another Step Toward Expanding Defense Exports
By Mina Pollmann
The LDP-Komeito coalition is working to overcome internal differences on loosening the existing restrictions.
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to Provide Ukraine With 100 Transport Vehicles
By Takahashi Kosuke
The ruling LDP is striving to ease weapon export rules, with Ukraine in mind, but faces pushback from its junior coalition partner.
Japan Ups Profits for Its Defense Industry
By Takahashi Kosuke
With the domestic industry struggling to stay afloat, Japan's defense ministry will increase profit margins for defense contractors to a max of 15 percent.
AUKUS: Lessons for Japan’s Defense Industry
By Yuki Tatsumi
If Japan’s leaders were surprised to be left out, they shouldn’t be. The culture surrounding Japan’s defense industry is not ready for an AUKUS-like partnership.
India and Japan Hold Bilateral Naval Exercise in North Arabian Sea
By Abhijnan Rej
JIMEX 2020 comes at a time when the India-Japan defense relationship, guided by political convergence at the top, is exceptionally robust.
The Significance of a New Japan-Philippines Air Defense Radar System Deal
By Prashanth Parameswaran
If the deal is finalized as reports suggest, it would have strategic significance for Japan’s growing regional security role and for the bilateral relationship.
What Does the New 2+2 Dialogue Mean for the India-Japan Relationship?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The new mechanism holds significance not only within bilateral ties, but for Indian foreign policy and the region more generally.
Japan Shops Maritime Arms to Southeast Asia
By Mina Pollmann
At the Maritime Air Systems and Technologies Asia exhibition, Japan hopes to lure in Southeast Asian buyers.
What Did Japan Learn in South Sudan?
By Michael Bosack
The significance of the Japan Self-Defense Force deployment to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
Japan, Philippines to Finalize New Military Aircraft Deal For Five TC-90s
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Both sides will discuss specifics to allow Manila to lease five TC-90s from Tokyo.
Why Japan's Defense Deal With the Philippines Is Unique
By Yuki Tatsumi
The new deal with the Philippines has different motivations than Japan's defense agreements with other states.
Japan’s New Approach to Defense Technology
By Crystal Pryor
A look at Japan's new Acquisition Technology and Logistics Agency and its recent Defense Technology Symposium.
The Trouble With Japan's Defense Exports
By Mina Pollmann
Opening Japan's defense industry to the international market is a significant step, but it won't happen overnight.
How Japan Plans to Conquer the Global Arms Market
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Tokyo's first arms exhibition in decades illustrates its ambitions to become a global supplier of military hardware.
Japan, Indonesia To Sign Defense Partnership
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Tokyo and Jakarta are looking to boost their defense ties.
Japan's First Steps Into the World of Arms Exports
By Mina Pollmann
Since overturning a ban on arms exports last year, Tokyo has made cautious progress on defense cooperation.
Ten Myths About Japan’s Collective Self-Defense Change
By Michael Green and Jeffrey W. Hornung
What the critics don’t understand about Japan’s constitutional reinterpretation.
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