PLA Daily commentary criticises Tokyo’s plan to raise defence spending to 2% of GDP, breaking a long-standing 1% ceiling.

Explore Japan's strategic move towards an 'Asian NATO' alliance, its impact on regional power dynamics, and the implications ...

In the wake of the upper house election results, Japanese politics is in flux. Will emerging forces encourage a draft away ...

Start your Friday with SOFREP’s Morning Brief, bringing you the latest in defense and global affairs for August 15, 2025.

An 80-year economic illusion has ended and the comfortable post-Cold War interlude has given way to a more raw and Hobbesian ...

The bombings created a new class of people called hibakusha. These were victims who often died in great pain in the days, ...

Against this backdrop, the idea of a NATO-style alliance in the Indo-Pacific has gained traction. US Assistant Secretary of ...

Australia to acquire 11 Mogami-class frigates from Japan, boosting navy capabilities and strengthening security partnership.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday renewed his pledge to uphold Japan's three principles of not possessing, producing ...

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss territory, security guarantees and the need for ...

The alliance’s maritime forces assigned to the Standing Maritime Group 1, or SNMG1, have been operating in the strategic ...

Chinese defence ministry says Japan should have a deep understanding that nuclear war must not be fought, and can never be won.