Japan has developed ballistic missile defense centered on uppertier interception by Aegis ships, lowertier interception by PAC3, and coordination through the Japan Aerospace Defense Ground...
The Ministry of Defense announced that, for the joint exercise YAMASAKURA 91, the JapanU.S. Joint Committee approved on July 16, 2026, the limited use of parts of Japan SelfDefense Forces facilities...
The Ministry of Defense has established the Space Domain Advisory Board to strengthen response capabilities in the space security field, based on the National Security Strategy. The board solicits...
The Ministry of Defense spokesperson explained that at the JapanU.S. Joint Committee meeting on July 16, 2026, coordination between Japan and the United States had been completed on carrying out part...
On July 7, 2026, in Ankara, Turkey, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, together with Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, attended a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the IndoPacific...
This page lists bills concerning the Ministry of Defense and the Japan SelfDefense Forces submitted from the 221st Diet (Special Session) through the 211th Diet (Ordinary Session), together with...
Japan's Ministry of Defense announced that it had concluded a contract with Space Compass Inc. for research on the technical, organizational, and institutional challenges involved in future domestic...
This announcement concerns two strategic documents established by the Ministry of Defense on July 28, 2025: the "Space Domain Defense Guidelines" and the "Ministry of Defense NextGeneration...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism unveiled comprehensive urban redevelopment plans for Japan's major metropolitan areas, allocating 2.5 trillion yen for transformative...
The Japan Meteorological Agency completed deployment of nextgeneration supercomputers and observation networks dramatically improving extreme weather forecasting accuracy. The new system processes 50...