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JAPAN
FIRE POWER OF JAPAN Japan , literally is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, …
Japan Poll Reveals China’s Military Power Tops Security Concerns
DefenseNews: In the latest Japan government survey released on January 9, 2026, the Japanese public identified China’s rapidly expanding military capabilities as their foremost security concern, surpassing even North Korea’s nuclear threats. With 68% of respondents highlighting China’s military technology advancements and activities near Japan and in the South China Sea, public anxiety has grown significantly over the past three years. This surge in concern coincides with heightened geopolitical tensions, recent Chinese military drills near J…
Japan Talks of Defending Taiwan Against China Aggression
TAIPEI - Although Japan has in recent months hinted it would aid in any Taiwanese defense against China, it would only help defend the island from Chinese attack if called on by the U.S. or if the conflict-affected outlying islands under Japanese control, analysts say. Taiwan is a Country on which China claims sovereignty and has not ruled out the use of force to bring the island under its control. Tokyo would join a U.S.-led defense of Taiwan because of its historical alliance with Washington, including the 70-year-old Japan-U.S. Security T…
Japan Navy chief’s message for new Indian govt.
The new government that will take charge in New Delhi next month has been given a clear message from Japan’s top-most naval official: Tokyo hopes the Indian political establishment – which under two terms of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has generally been cautious on boosting military ties with Japan keeping China’s concerns in mind– will do “much more” to build closer relations. Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, Chief of Staff of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF), said his country has been “wanting very much” to re-join th…
India-Japan Strategic Partnership
As expected, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent visit to Japan culminated in an India-Japan joint statement on May 29, 2013. Though several occasions during the visit provided opportunities to the Indian and Japanese premiers to make several policy statements on past achievements and the great untapped potential of the India-Japan bilateral relationship, yet, as is current practice, it is worth evaluating success of the visit on the merit of the joint statement. In recent years, several joint statements such as the January 18, 2005 I…
US endorses India-Japan strategic partnership
WASHINGTON: The US has welcomed the just announced India-Japan Strategic Partnership and said it is looking forward to strengthen its trilateral co-operation with them. "The US strongly supports India's collaboration and cooperation with its neighbours in the Asia Pacific. We actively support such collaboration through our trilateral dialogue and other activities with India and Japan, and look forward to strengthening further our trilateral cooperation," State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said. The US strongly suppo…
Japan military drill with US, Australia likely to upset China
JAPAN is set to join the main biennial US-Australia military drill for the first time during which its troops are expected to take part in large amphibious assault exercises in Queensland that are sure to anger Beijing. While Australia’s defence forces refused to confirm Japan would participate in the huge Talisman Sabre exercise, the US military happily confirmed an invitation had been issued. The Australian understands Japan will send a contingent of about 30 officers and troops to exercises that have focused on storming “enem…
India, Japan race to seal Nuclear agreement before Abe's visit
Time is running out for India and Japan to seal a civil nuclear agreement in time for Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's visit here next month. Abe is expected to be chief guest for India's Republic Day celebrations though the final seal on this will come when the Japanese Diet signs off on his visit. Over Monday and Tuesday, Indian and Japanese negotiators locked horns on two crucial issues -- the proposed purchase of ShinMaywa US-2 search and rescue amphibian aircraft, and a civil nuclear agreement. As the clock counts down to the …
India, Japan to further crank up defence ties
With an eye firmly on China, India and Japan on Monday decided to "further consolidate and strengthen their strategic and global partnership" in the defence arena through measures ranging from regular joint combat exercises and military exchanges to cooperation in anti-piracy, maritime security and counter-terrorism. This came during the meeting between defence minister A K Antony and his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera, who is on a visit here till January 8. "The two ministers extensively and frankly exchanged id…
Milley praises Japan defense funding boost as a buttress against China
TOKYO: The highest-ranking U.S. military officer on Friday encouraged Japan’s commitment to doubling its defense spending over the next five years, calling Tokyo’s controversial push for a stronger military crucial to confront rising threats from North Korea and China. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. General Mark Milley encouraged Japan's recent commitment to doubling its defense spending over the next five years. Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, mentioned Japan’s need for improvements in cruise missi…
Trump-Xi Taiwan Talks Put U.S. Allies on Alert
U.S. allies in Asia are watching Trump-Xi Taiwan talks closely as questions grow over arms sales, deterrence and Washington's policy toward Taipei. Could the Taiwan issue become one of the most consequential subjects in the upcoming Trump-Xi summit? As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on September 24, Taiwan and Japan are closely watching Washington's position on the island, particularly after Trump described U.S. arms sales to Taiwan as a potential negotiating tool. Trump-Xi Taiwa…
India, Japan look to bolster defence ties
Japan and India have broken new ground by discussing the contours of a defence relationship, which will include joint development and production of defence equipment. Japan and India have broken new ground by discussing the contours of a defence relationship, which will include joint development and production of defence equipment. The two sides, during meetings here this week, attempted to take forward the initiative taken during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Tokyo visit in May this year, when Japan bent its strict rules prohibiti…
Japan seeks to increase defense spending to 2% of GDP
DefenseNews: Japan’s prime minister has asked his Cabinet to secure enough funds to raise defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product in five years, continuing a recent trend of increasing the defense budget, according to the country’s defense minister. Fumio Kishida told Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada during a meeting that Japan needs to urgently increase its defense budget by fiscal 2027, Hamada said. Kishida also said his administration needs to review government expenditures and revenue streams, …
Defense News: Russia and Japan eye economic pact with amid stalemate on territory
Russia and Japan aren’t likely to resolve a long-running territorial dispute, but they hope to announce an economic cooperation agreement after their leaders finish talks in Tokyo on Friday. The two countries have been negotiating the agreement since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposed it as part of a “comprehensive approach” to improving bilateral ties at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia in May. The two leaders are wrapping up a two-day summit that began on Thursday evening at a hot spri…
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