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Japanese Defense Policy
![Tokyo Issues New Crisis Guideline for the Japan Coast Guard Tokyo Issues New Crisis Guideline for the Japan Coast Guard](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-18-033916.jpg)
Tokyo Issues New Crisis Guideline for the Japan Coast Guard
By TSURUTA Jun
The “control guideline” aims to make clear what is to happen if Japan comes under armed attack.
![Japan’s Major Turning Point on Defense Policy Japan’s Major Turning Point on Defense Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-16-183347.jpg)
Japan’s Major Turning Point on Defense Policy
By Takahashi Kosuke
Three new security documents prepared by the Kishida administration mark a new era in Japan’s post-war security strategy.
![Japan Suspends Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Plans. What Happens Now? Japan Suspends Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Plans. What Happens Now?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-japanese_foreign_minister_taro_kono_participates_in_press_availability_in_seoul_28915244548.jpg)
Japan Suspends Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Plans. What Happens Now?
By Ankit Panda
Tokyo scraps plans for two expensive missile defense installations. Will another system replace Aegis Ashore?
![Japan Cuts One Aegis Ashore Site Amid Sustained Local Opposition Japan Cuts One Aegis Ashore Site Amid Sustained Local Opposition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-aegis_ashore_missile_defense_complex_romania.jpg)
Japan Cuts One Aegis Ashore Site Amid Sustained Local Opposition
By Ankit Panda
Japanese authorities will survey new candidate sites nearby.
![Japan Should Have a Serious Debate on Revising Its Constitution—But Not Now Japan Should Have a Serious Debate on Revising Its Constitution—But Not Now](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18344352897459.jpg)
Japan Should Have a Serious Debate on Revising Its Constitution—But Not Now
By Rintaro Nishimura
Shinzo Abe is right about the need for a debate, but the time is not right.
![US State Department Approves Possible F-15J Modernization Sale for Japan US State Department Approves Possible F-15J Modernization Sale for Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-01_10-54-12.jpg)
US State Department Approves Possible F-15J Modernization Sale for Japan
By Ankit Panda
The F-15J modernization package would supplement other Air Self-Defense Force programs.
![A First: Japan's Largest Warship Visits Sri Lanka on Indo-Pacific Deployment A First: Japan's Largest Warship Visits Sri Lanka on Indo-Pacific Deployment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ddh-184_かが.jpg)
A First: Japan's Largest Warship Visits Sri Lanka on Indo-Pacific Deployment
By Ankit Panda
Japan's defense and security cooperation with Sri Lanka continues to deepen.
![Japan's Delicate Geopolitical Balancing Act in 2018 Japan's Delicate Geopolitical Balancing Act in 2018](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-16_14-35-20.jpg)
Japan's Delicate Geopolitical Balancing Act in 2018
By Rupakjyoti Borah
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have to balance competing priorities in the year ahead.
![What's in Japan's Record 2018 Defense Budget Request? What's in Japan's Record 2018 Defense Budget Request?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-5348753863_3d08ef42f0_b.jpg)
What's in Japan's Record 2018 Defense Budget Request?
By Mina Pollmann
Japan's defense spending continues to be driven by concerns about North Korea and Chinese maritime activities.
![Is Japan Truly a Powerful Country? Is Japan Truly a Powerful Country?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-25_06-52-43.jpg)
Is Japan Truly a Powerful Country?
By Satoru Nagao
Japan's true power can only emerge if other countries, including the United States, require it.
![What Is Japan's Regional Threat Environment and Defense Strategy? What Is Japan's Regional Threat Environment and Defense Strategy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-10_16-51-55.jpg)
What Is Japan's Regional Threat Environment and Defense Strategy?
By Ankit Panda
How does Japan see its threat environment and what are its defense priorities?
![Japan Gets Serious About THAAD Japan Gets Serious About THAAD](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-15_13-46-55.jpg)
Japan Gets Serious About THAAD
By Ankit Panda
After South Korea, Japan may become the second Northeast Asian state to deploy the THAAD system.
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