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Mid-Term Defense Program
![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.
![Looking Beyond 1 Percent: Japan’s Security Expenditures Looking Beyond 1 Percent: Japan’s Security Expenditures](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17254121394298.jpg)
Looking Beyond 1 Percent: Japan’s Security Expenditures
By Crystal Pryor and Tom Le
To understand Japan's security priorities, we have to consider more than the total defense budget.
![Japan's Defense Policy Decisions in 2018 Japan's Defense Policy Decisions in 2018](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-japan_air_self_defense_force_mitsubishi_f-15j_305sq_20th_anniv._rjah.jpg)
Japan's Defense Policy Decisions in 2018
By Yuki Tatsumi
How will Japan make the most of a limited defense budget amid rising threats?
![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.
![All About the Yen: Japan Begins Mid-Term Defense Planning All About the Yen: Japan Begins Mid-Term Defense Planning](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-ax-5-news__main.jpg)
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.
![Japan to Approve New China-Centric Defense Posture Japan to Approve New China-Centric Defense Posture](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/1446_5242b705efa59.jpg)
Japan to Approve New China-Centric Defense Posture
By Zachary Keck
Tokyo showed reporters drafts of the new National Defense Program Guidelines and National Security Strategy.
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