Japan

The China factor has steadied the two nations' strategic partnership, despite their differences of opinion on other matters.

Japan and Germany rediscovered their geopolitical voice in 2022, making parallel efforts to develop more assertive national security postures. 

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.

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

In an apparent move to calm continued public outrage, Kishida ordered an investigation into the Unification Church.

The latest allegations center on 76 million yen a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member received from Tokyo-based publishing company Kadokawa.

The national security advisors from the three countries met in Honolulu this week to discuss a coordinated response to the growing North Korean threat.

Kishida has an opportunity to demonstrate his independence now that Abe is gone. Will he return to the legacy of the Murayama statement?

Kishida said it was important to gain people's trust and that the new Cabinet included only those who agreed to strictly review their ties to the Unification Church.

Teams that were developing engines knew they couldn't meet targets and felt so pressured they falsified test results.

Japan’s defense spending plan shows how far the state has departed from postwar pacifism.