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Japan defense policy

May 16, 2022
Ukraine War: The Impact on Japan-Russia Relations
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Jeffrey Hornung.

April 22, 2022
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.

March 29, 2022
How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Changed Japan’s Security Policy
By Yuki Tatsumi
The current crisis in Ukraine will have a significant impact on the ongoing process to revise Japan’s National Security Strategy.

December 19, 2020
Civilian Participation in National Defense as a Part of Japan’s Pacifism
By Fumiko Sasaki
Japanese citizens have a role to play in the defense of the country.

January 17, 2020
Japan’s Security Choices in an Uncertain East Asia
By Titli Basu
What kind of Japan will the region have to deal with in the coming decades?

February 06, 2019
Jonathan B. Miller on Japan’s Foreign and Defense Policies Under Shinzo Abe
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Diplomat speaks with Jonathan B. Miller on the future direction of Japan's foreign and defense policies.

September 02, 2017
Kim Jong-un's Crazy Summer: A Litmus Test for Japan
By Titli Basu
North Korea's active summer poses a host of challenges to Japan's defense posture.

June 23, 2017
All About the Yen: Japan Begins Mid-Term Defense Planning
By Yuki Tatsumi
As regional tensions rise, Japan will have to make the most of a limited defense budget.

May 05, 2017
Abe’s New Vision for Japan's Constitution
By Yuki Tatsumi
Japan's prime minister outlines his plan for revising Japan's constitution by 2020.

May 05, 2017
Should America Share the 'Spear' With Japan?
By James L. Schoff and David Song
The Japanese debate over acquiring missile strike capability needs to consider the broader alliance framework.

April 21, 2017
Japan’s Nuclear Moment
By Liubomir K. Topaloff
Geopolitical trends have combined to open a window of opportunity for Japan to become a nuclear state.

March 29, 2017
Abe Scraps Japan's 1 Percent GDP Defense Spending Cap
By John Wright
The announcement removes one of the major obstacles to Japan's defense transformation.
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