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Japanese PM vows defense expansion while hyping 'Chinese threat'

Japanese PM vows defense expansion while hyping 'Chinese threat'

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to change the country's defense-only military policy while hyping the so-called "growing Chinese coercion" in her first post-election speech to the parliament on Friday.

Asia

20-Feb-2026

South Korea protests Japan's territorial claims to islets

South Korea protests Japan's territorial claims to islets

South Korea on Friday protested Japan's renewed territorial claims to the islets lying halfway between the two countries, called Dokdo by South Korea and Takeshima by Japan.

Asia

20-Feb-2026

The Takaichi Fallout: How can Japan achieve fiscal responsibility?

The Takaichi Fallout: How can Japan achieve fiscal responsibility?

Amidst Japan's fiscal crisis, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi's pivot to a "responsible proactive fiscal policy" faces market scepticism. Without a credible consolidation plan addressing structural reforms and the consumption tax dilemma, her "responsibility" risks remaining a rhetorical label rather than a sustainable economic strategy.

Biz Analysis

18-Feb-2026

Takaichi officially reelected as Japan PM at Diet

Takaichi officially reelected as Japan PM at Diet

Sanae Takaichi, president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was elected as the country's 105th prime minister on Wednesday by lawmakers in parliament.

World

18-Feb-2026

Japan after LDP's landslide win: power, policy and pressure ahead

Japan after LDP's landslide win: power, policy and pressure ahead

10-Feb-2026

Japanese scholar warns against war profiteering and military expansion

Japanese scholar warns against war profiteering and military expansion

10-Feb-2026

China warns of 'head-on blow' if Japan intervenes in Taiwan question

China warns of 'head-on blow' if Japan intervenes in Taiwan question

China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, warned on Thursday that any military involvement by Japan in the Taiwan question would face a "head-on blow" from China.

Politics

19-Feb-2026

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Japan must face history

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Japan must face history

Politics

20-Feb-2026

IMF urges Japan to keep rate hikes, avoid consumption tax cuts

IMF urges Japan to keep rate hikes, avoid consumption tax cuts

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Japan should continue tightening monetary policy and avoid lowering the consumption tax.

Asia

18-Feb-2026

LATEST NEWS

Unerasable evidence: The atrocities of Iwane Matsui

Unerasable evidence: The atrocities of Iwane Matsui

25-Dec-2025

Unerasable evidence: Kiyoshi Kawashima and Unit 731's factory of death

Unerasable evidence: Kiyoshi Kawashima and Unit 731's factory of death

25-Dec-2025

Hideki Tojo: Architect of atrocity

Hideki Tojo: Architect of atrocity

26-Dec-2025

Unerasable evidence: The end of Hisao Tani

Unerasable evidence: The end of Hisao Tani

27-Dec-2025

The shrine and the sinners: Japan's war criminals and the unquiet past

The shrine and the sinners: Japan's war criminals and the unquiet past

01-Jan-2026

When 'strong leadership' goes wrong: The real test for Sanae Takaichi

When 'strong leadership' goes wrong: The real test for Sanae Takaichi

31-Dec-2025

Why its rightward turn should surprise none but alert all

Why its rightward turn should surprise none but alert all

27-Dec-2025

'The Takaichi Fallout': Japan's economic predicament speaks volumes

'The Takaichi Fallout': Japan's economic predicament speaks volumes

27-Dec-2025

Why Japan cannot and must not go nuclear

Why Japan cannot and must not go nuclear

28-Dec-2025

From unpunished war crimes to Japan's modern right-wing revival

From unpunished war crimes to Japan's modern right-wing revival

28-Dec-2025

Expert: Japan's security shift impairs regional stability

Expert: Japan's security shift impairs regional stability

10-Feb-2026

Japanese scholar: Takaichi's remarks are undermining China-Japan ties

Japanese scholar: Takaichi's remarks are undermining China-Japan ties

09-Feb-2026

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OPINIONS

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Takaichi's win ushers in unchecked conservative rule in Japan

Takaichi's win ushers in unchecked conservative rule in Japan

19-Feb-2026

Japan's drive to enshrine the SDF betrays history and peace

Japan's drive to enshrine the SDF betrays history and peace

05-Feb-2026

Why Japan is in no position to meddle in Taiwan question

Why Japan is in no position to meddle in Taiwan question

28-Jan-2026

Power anxiety and political speculation

Power anxiety and political speculation

27-Jan-2026

What is Japan's defense minister really up to?

What is Japan's defense minister really up to?

22-Jan-2026

Why China's enhanced dual-use export controls on Japan are necessary

Why China's enhanced dual-use export controls on Japan are necessary

07-Jan-2026

Why does Japan, the perpetrator, always play the role of 'victim'?

Why does Japan, the perpetrator, always play the role of 'victim'?

06-Jan-2026

Japan's OSA push risks dragging Asia into confrontation

Japan's OSA push risks dragging Asia into confrontation

29-Dec-2025

Nuclear will only lead Japan toward self-destruction

Nuclear will only lead Japan toward self-destruction

24-Dec-2025

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