The church, whose links to former prime minister Shinzo Abe were at the heart of his assassination, will be forced to return ...
The ceramic bowl with an uneven glaze. The teacup mended with gold lacquer. The images are calming and attractive. They are said to reflect wabi-sabi – a Japanese aesthetic often summarised in the ...
The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) have pursued a number of doctrinal changes intended to improve their offensive posture—raising questions about their adherence to the country’s pacifist ...
Japan is preparing to lift long-standing restrictions on lethal weapons exports, marking another step in the erosion of its post-war arms export taboo. While the reform creates new diplomatic and ...
Team Mirai, a political party founded by software engineers, won 11 seats in Japan’s legislature by promising chatbots, self-driving buses and high-tech jobs. Team Mirai, a political party founded by ...
Rin Ushiyama was the recipient of a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017-21) “The survival and reproduction of historical revisionism in Japanese public discourse: 1996-present.” Prime ...
The destroyer JS Kaga, the second ship of the Izumo class. Credit: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force In March 2026, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will undertake its most sweeping ...
Takaichi’s broad support and growing military could make Japan a stronger US ally, but also threaten its other relationships in the Asia-Pacific region. Earlier this month, the new Japanese prime ...
TOKYO (AP) — The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, Japanese media reported citing preliminary results, earning ...
An artist's impression of Mitsubishi Electric's next-generation defence satellite communications system. (Mitsubishi Electric) Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded a contract worth JPY123.5 ...