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Japan defense planning
![Yes, Japan Will Defend Taiwan Yes, Japan Will Defend Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-21-3.jpg)
Yes, Japan Will Defend Taiwan
By Ryan C. Bercaw
For Japan, peace in the Taiwan Strait is a matter of national survival. A proper discussion of Japanese intervention should thus ask “how” not “if.”
![For Kishida and Biden, a Stronger Japanese Defense Posture Is Only Half the Battle For Kishida and Biden, a Stronger Japanese Defense Posture Is Only Half the Battle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-11-144555.jpg)
For Kishida and Biden, a Stronger Japanese Defense Posture Is Only Half the Battle
By Craig Kafura
It’s one thing to commit to a stronger military and another thing to use it.
![Japan’s New Strategic Direction Japan’s New Strategic Direction](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-29-174008.jpg)
Japan’s New Strategic Direction
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Increasingly, many countries that have traditionally maintained a defensive and pacifist posture, like Japan, are having to reconsider their options.
![Why Japan’s Missile Defense Requires ‘Counterstrike Capabilities’ Why Japan’s Missile Defense Requires ‘Counterstrike Capabilities’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3715513.jpg)
Why Japan’s Missile Defense Requires ‘Counterstrike Capabilities’
By Kenji Nagayoshi
Japan’s strike capability debate must be accompanied by the political will of decision-makers.
![Japan’s Defense Budget: Double or Nothing? Japan’s Defense Budget: Double or Nothing?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-18-7.jpg)
Japan’s Defense Budget: Double or Nothing?
By Bradley Isakson
The Kishida administration should maintain a calculated, long-term approach to increasing Japan’s defense budget.
![Defense Panel Within Japan’s Ruling Party Urges Tokyo to Acquire ‘Counterattack Capability’ Defense Panel Within Japan’s Ruling Party Urges Tokyo to Acquire ‘Counterattack Capability’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-21-151723.jpg)
Defense Panel Within Japan’s Ruling Party Urges Tokyo to Acquire ‘Counterattack Capability’
By Kosuke Takahashi
The proposal, which stretches the limits of Japan's defense-oriented security policy, will inform the government’s long-term National Security Strategy.
![Masashi Murano on Japan’s Missile Defense Debate Masashi Murano on Japan’s Missile Defense Debate](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-25-15.jpg)
Masashi Murano on Japan’s Missile Defense Debate
By Catherine Putz
Why did Japan reverse course on the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system?
![Japan’s Emerging ‘Multi-Domain Defense Force’ Japan’s Emerging ‘Multi-Domain Defense Force’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1024px-blue_impulse_japan_air_self-defense_force.jpg)
Japan’s Emerging ‘Multi-Domain Defense Force’
By Daisuke Akimoto
Japan’s new defense budget foresees cross-domain operations in space, cyberspace, and electromagnetic domains.
![What North Korea's ICBM Means for Japan's Defense Planning What North Korea's ICBM Means for Japan's Defense Planning](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-720px-sm3_from_jds_kongo.jpg)
What North Korea's ICBM Means for Japan's Defense Planning
By Yuki Tatsumi
Japan's defense planning will need to account for the increased threat from North Korea.
![Japan’s Increasingly Tough Defense Choices Japan’s Increasingly Tough Defense Choices](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-37_lds_2.jpg)
Japan’s Increasingly Tough Defense Choices
By J. Berkshire Miller
With the North Korean threat reaching unparalleled levels, Tokyo is facing difficult choices about self-defense.
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Deterring North Korea
By Masashi Murano
The United States and its allies need to review and reconstruct their multi-layered deterrence strategy.
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