Japan News » Shikoku News Japan » Shikoku » Security: Beyond Deterrence: Evolving China-Russia Military Coordination and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
As China-Russia military coordination intensifies around Japan, the U.S.-Japan alliance must adapt to sustained military pressure below the threshold of war. Riho Aizawa examines recent developments ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Security: Japan–Germany security cooperation deepens in a changing global order
Japan and Germany have accelerated their security cooperation through ministerial dialogues, military exchanges, and new defence and technology agreements. Though much of this collaboration remains ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Security: In Japan, Rice Is a Security Issue
The recent tumultuous rice price situation in Japan has been a rollercoaster ride. Beginning with a poor harvest in 2023 and a minor rice shortage in the late summer of 2024, many began to think Japan ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Security: Japan: The rise of a new security state
India, April 27 -- Strategic anxieties over China's rise, North Korea's provocations, and shifting Indo-Pacific alliances are pushing the country toward a more assertive military role-despite deep ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Security: Japan’s 2026 Election: National Security
In 2026, a consensus seems to be forming around Japan’s national security needs. The government has already doubled its security spending, and Prime Minister Takaichi has hastened to complete the five ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Security: Japan Reacts to the New US National Security Strategy
The plan codifies demands for Japan to spend more on defense and increase its capabilities – efforts Japanese officials say are already underway. U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Japanese Prime ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Security: Japan’s Security Faces ‘Unprecedented Challenges,’ Say Defense Leaders
Japan is facing its most complex security environment in generations, pointing to Russia, China, North Korea and uncertainty in the Middle East as the key factors, defense leaders said on Thursday.
News Japan » Shikoku » Security: Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi moves to revise Japan security documents
June 8 (Asia Today) --Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government is moving forward with talks to revise Japan's three core security documents, with defense spending, nuclear policy and ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Security: Japan, Britain deepen economic security ties
June 15 (Asia Today) --Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a joint economic security declaration Sunday, pledging closer cooperation to stabilize and ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Security: Reserves alone will not guarantee Japan’s energy security
Japan holds some of the world’s largest national oil reserves, which are often viewed as a cornerstone of its energy security. But the Iran war has exposed the limits of stockpiling as a long-term ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Security: Redesigning Japan’s Space Security Ecosystem for a Stronger U.S.-Japan Alliance
Space is becoming a foundational domain for integrated operations and deterrence within the U.S.-Japan alliance. Space capabilities—satellite communications, positioning, navigation and timing, ...