Japan had been expected to announce the removal of lethal weapons exports restrictions as global military spending surges.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made an offering to a shrine seen by Japan’s neighbors as glorifying its wartime past, in a ...

The Cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved changes to defense export rules that will expand market opportunities for companies in the arms sector.

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Relations between China and Japan have continued to deteriorate since late 2025, with recent military and diplomatic ...

The Japanese government lodged a protest with China over its work to build a new structure in the East China Sea, as tensions ...

China has sent a group of warships to hold drills in the western Pacific Ocean, a move that comes as Japan for the first time ...

Exports of rare-earth magnets from China to Japan plunged by more than a quarter year-on-year last month, after Beijing ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reversed limits on arms exports as Japan faces rising threats from China and unpredictability ...

China warned the Philippines and its allies they were "playing with fire" on the opening of the largest Balikatan exercises ...

In a break from post-war pacifism, Japan has scrapped its ban on arms exports to make way for overseas sales of fighter ...

Tokyo is succeeding where the rest of the world has failed, reducing its reliance on Beijing for crucial rare earth ...