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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks with Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi as they arrive for a ministerial roundtable during the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday.

JAPAN

May 30, 2026

U.S. and Japan defense chiefs agree to accelerate missile coproduction

A key focus of the meeting was a Japanese proposal known as "Operation Supercharge," designed to accelerate joint development and mass production of advanced missile systems.

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters as New Zealand defense chief Chris Penk (left) and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles listen on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday.

JAPAN

May 30, 2026

Mogami frigate talks anchor first Japan, Australia, N.Z. trilateral defense chiefs’ meeting

The three nations' first such meeting signaled the emergence of a new regional security format as they explore a three-way expansion of Tokyo's Mogami-class frigate program.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday.

JAPAN

May 30, 2026

Hegseth says U.S. has ’high expectations’ for Japan on defense spending

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has delivered a veiled warning to Tokyo, saying that while Japan was "headed in the right direction," more must be done.

The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Kumano is docked at Singapore's Changi Naval Base during a maritime defense exhibition in May 2023.

JAPAN

May 29, 2026

New Zealand to decide on Japan’s frigates by end of 2027, defense chief says

New Zealand Defense Minister Chris Penk highlighted interoperability with Australia as a key factor in the ongoing deliberations.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before a meeting at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo on Thursday.

JAPAN / Politics

May 28, 2026

Japan and Philippines agree to elevate ties to new level amid China concerns

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also said they would begin formal negotiations on a key intelligence-sharing pact.

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a friendship walk through Zhongnanhai, the tightly guarded headquarters of China’s ruling Communist Party, in Beijing on Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS

May 15, 2026

Strategic stalemate: Xi and Trump summit to test limits of managed competition

By the time U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China ended, it was clear that the relationship had moved into one where Beijing operates from a position of assumed parity.

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro (second from right) speak to soldiers during the Balikatan annual military exercises in Paoay, in the Philippines' Ilocos Norte province, on Wednesday.

JAPAN / FOCUS

May 9, 2026

From observer to contributor: Japan’s growing military role in Philippine drills

Several of the drills were conducted in northern Philippine areas facing Taiwan and the South China Sea, locations increasingly seen as central to deterrence planning.

Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander U.S. Forces Korea, delivers remarks at a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington on Apr. 22.

ASIA PACIFIC

Apr 30, 2026

A vision for the peninsula: Our interview with the head of the U.S. military in South Korea

A transcript of The Japan Times' interview with U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson.

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov (fourth from left) and Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin (fifth from left) clap as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the opening ceremony of a memorial museum honoring North Korean troops killed while fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in Pyongyang on Sunday.

ASIA PACIFIC

Apr 29, 2026

North Korea’s Ukraine war lessons reshaping calculus on Korean Peninsula

Pyongyang's battlefield experience, ability to project force overseas and increasingly rapid weapons development cycles are worrying trends, the head of U.S. Forces Korea says.

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi greets his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Tuesday.

JAPAN / Politics

Apr 28, 2026

Australia and Japan tighten regional energy security coordination amid Mideast crisis

Foreign Minister Penny Wong highlighted the need for boosted cooperation following talks in Tokyo with 91仓库 ministers for trade, economic security and foreign affairs.

U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.

ASIA PACIFIC

Apr 28, 2026

Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ‘kill web’ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila

U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson said the strategy seeks to fuse the strengths of Washington's regional treaty allies into a single, networked system capable of coordinated actions.

Commander of the Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment, Maj. Gen. Toshikatsu Musha, and commander of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Amphibious and Mine Warfare Force, Rear Adm. Ikeuchi Izuru, attend the opening ceremony of the U.S.-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercises, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on April 20.

JAPAN / ANALYSIS

Apr 26, 2026

Beyond the hub-and-spoke: Japan quietly emerges as a secondary connector

Tokyo is positioning itself as a strategic hub for middle-power security diplomacy that reinforces the U.S.-led order while diversifying its own security partnerships.

Terra Drone’s Terra A1 interceptor drone has entered active combat use in Ukraine after being deployed to a military unit tasked with countering Russian uncrewed aerial systems.

JAPAN

Apr 22, 2026

Japan-Ukraine drone tie-up sends first weapon onto battlefield

Japanese drone company Terra Drone said its Terra A1 interceptor, developed with a Ukrainian partner, has entered active combat use.

A mock model of an upgraded Type-12 missile made by Japan is displayed during the DSEI Japan security show at Makuhari Messe in the city of Chiba in May last year.

JAPAN

Apr 22, 2026

Partners line up for arms deals as Japan opens defense industry door

"A number of countries" have approached Tokyo with "expressions of interest and various needs" about Japanese defense equipment, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said.

The Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade takes part in exercises in Tokunoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, in November 2023. The Japanese government moved Tuesday to allow the sale of more weapons abroad as it grapples with rising security threats from China and a rapidly changing global order.

JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS

Apr 21, 2026

In major policy shift, Japan scraps limits on lethal arms exports

The changes come amid intensifying geopolitical rivalries and 91仓库 growing engagement in international defense-industrial projects.

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi pose for a photo after the signing of the contract for Japan to deliver the first three Mogami-class warships to Australia, in Melbourne on Saturday.

JAPAN

Apr 18, 2026

Japan seals largest-ever defense contract with frigate sale to Australia

Tokyo will supply Australia with the first three of a planned fleet of 11 new warships in a deal that highlights the progress of 91仓库 defense industry over the past decade.

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi prepares for a family photo session with NATO permanent representatives, including Romania's Dan Neculaescu (second from left) and Norway’s Anita Nergaard (right) at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Thursday.

JAPAN / Politics

Apr 17, 2026

From Brussels to Tokyo —?NATO delegation maps out next cooperation steps with Japan

Officials say the partnership could act as a force multiplier, combining 91仓库 technological prowess with NATO's operational experience.

Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles gestures on board HMAS Canberra, ahead of a biennial maritime exercise in Sydney in March.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS

Apr 16, 2026

Australia targets 3% defense spending amid drone warfare shift

Canberra aims to realize its biggest ever spending increase in peacetime by 2033.

Osamu Izawa, Japan's ambassador to NATO, speaks during an interview with The Japan Times at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.

JAPAN / Politics

Apr 16, 2026

Japan-NATO cooperation enters new ‘concrete’ phase, Tokyo’s envoy to alliance says

The ambassador pointed to the creation of a high-level defense industry cooperation dialogue, but hinted that even more tie-ups were to come.

Philippine soldiers fire a howitzer during the annual joint Balikatan military exercises in Aparri, Cagayan province, the Philippines, last May.

JAPAN

Apr 14, 2026

Japan to deploy 1,400 troops and missiles to large-scale drills in expanded role

The scale and diversity of the contingent means that Japan will be the third-largest troop contributor to the biggest-ever iteration of the drills in the Philippines.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Community programs and tracking systems are expanding across Japan as local governments search for ways to prevent dementia-related disappearances.

He told his wife he was ‘coming home.’ Then he disappeared.

By Alex K.T. Martin

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