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Japan national security
![Time for Japan and Germany to Step Up Time for Japan and Germany to Step Up](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-08-19-202832.jpg)
Time for Japan and Germany to Step Up
By IWAMA Yoko
An increasingly unsteady world needs the leadership of these two countries.
![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.”
![What Ukraine Means for Japan What Ukraine Means for Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-07-203506.jpg)
What Ukraine Means for Japan
By Yukari Easton
Will Japan follow Germany’s suit in rethinking its approach to national security?
![Japan’s Challenge in the Age of China-US Rivalry Japan’s Challenge in the Age of China-US Rivalry](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-japan-1184122_1280.jpg)
Japan’s Challenge in the Age of China-US Rivalry
By Michio Ueda
Tokyo must find a way to synthesize national security and economic strategy amid increased competition between Beijing and Washington.
![Does Japan Need to Control Land Purchases by Foreigners? Does Japan Need to Control Land Purchases by Foreigners?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-23-4.jpg)
Does Japan Need to Control Land Purchases by Foreigners?
By Daisuke Akimoto
A debate on the national security implications of foreign land ownership is underway in Japan.
![Japan’s Challenges Balancing National Security and Economics Japan’s Challenges Balancing National Security and Economics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-12-21.jpg)
Japan’s Challenges Balancing National Security and Economics
By Michio Ueda
National security and economic interests are perhaps more tightly bound together than ever before.
![The Ever-Evolving Importance of Japan’s Coast Guard The Ever-Evolving Importance of Japan’s Coast Guard](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-16_02-37-36.jpg)
The Ever-Evolving Importance of Japan’s Coast Guard
By Mina Pollmann
Two recent changes highlight the multifaceted role the JCG will continue to play in Japan’s defenses.
![Japan’s Controversial State Secrets Law: One Year Later Japan’s Controversial State Secrets Law: One Year Later](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-09_14-56-28.jpg)
Japan’s Controversial State Secrets Law: One Year Later
By Mina Pollmann
A year after the state secrets law passed, what impact is it having on freedom in Japan?
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