Japan

Japan and Australia have strengthened their defence partnership, exemplified by the August 2025 US$ 6 billion Mogami-class frigate deal.

While Prime Minister Ishiba’s untimely exit marks the return of political instability in Japan, he helped navigate Japan through extreme international uncertainty.

While Japan is staunchly committed to maintaining its traditional opposition to nuclear weapons, rising shades of domestic opinion are challenging decades of consensus.

Japan’s evolving OSA policy fosters regional stability through innovative, constitutionally compliant security partnerships.

Two influential Japanese scholars’ visions of the Indo-Pacific region offer divergent perspectives on the evolution of thinking on the concept among Japanese strategists.

Japanese officials and analysts must pay greater attention to the risks inherent in equating India with Pakistan—a so-called ‘iron brother’ of strategic rival China.

Japan has been a key development partner for Laos, providing significant assistance across various sectors.

The Japan–India–Africa Business Forum focuses on infrastructure development, industrial cooperation and capacity-building in Africa.

Japan’s territorial disputes and the strategies it employs to manage them offer valuable insights into the practice of its security policy.

The Nippon Steel issue is a superfluous irritant in Japan–US ties at a time when both countries need each other strategically.