Japan's ruling party is considering scrapping its non-nuclear principles as tensions with China and North Korea escalate, sparking fierce domestic backlash.

U.S. alliance is modernizing at speed, but its command architecture remains anchored in an earlier era. A new command is needed.

China has sharply condemned Japan’s plan to deploy medium‑range surface‑to‑air missiles on Yonaguni Island, just about 110 km from Taiwan, calling the move “extremely dangerous” and accusing Tokyo of stoking militarism and regional confrontation.

The China Security Report 2026, released by the National Institute for Defence Studies (NIDS) in Tokyo, argued that the strategic partnership among the three countries is becoming increasingly assertive, though marked by internal imbalances.

Less than a month into her term, Japan's conservative leader has stirred tensions with China by suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response.

South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has raised concerns about Japan's perception of history. In response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent claim that Dokdo is Japanese territory historically and under international law,

Wall St. Insights Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war with two atomic bombs.

The South Korean government on Friday held a memorial ceremony on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture to honor Koreans

Prime minister says leaders discussed Indo-Pacific ‘challenges’ amid tensions over Taiwan between Tokyo and Beijing