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Talk of Berlin joining a next-generation fighter jet project with Japan, Britain and Italy has gained steam after the German defense chief expressed interest — though Japanese concerns about further delays remain. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/… #japan #shinjirokoizumi #germany #defense #fighterjets #italy #uk


North Korea fired off at least one unidentified projectile on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, as Pyongyang continues to test weapons amid an ongoing row with Seoul. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/… #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #missiles #defense #nuclearweapons #kimjongun


U.S. intelligence sharing on Iran and other global threats with Congress and across the federal government has slowed and, in some cases, temporarily stopped during President Donald Trump's second term, sources said. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/… #worldnews #politics #cia #fbi #defense #us #donaldtrump #republicans #terrorism


As the year winds down and a deadline for revisions to three key security documents looms, Japanese policymakers are getting serious about plans for a massive defense spending hike. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/… #japan #budgets #defense #defenseministry #sanaetakaichi #us #usjapanrelations #shinjirokoizumi #china #donaldtrump


As Chinese military pressure increases, Taiwan is pouring billions of dollars into aerial and sea drones, which have been used in Russia's war in Ukraine and in the Strait of Hormuz with devastating effect. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/… #asiapacific #taiwan #china #drones #defense #asia


Japan's government and ruling coalition are considering nearly doubling defense spending over the next five years as part of a push to strengthen the country's military capabilities, sources say. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/… #japan #politics #defense #sanaetakaichi #defenseministry #drones


One solution to the arms race could be a dual-track approach, where the U.S. offers a combo of military strength and arms-control negotiations, similar to that taken by West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in the 1970s. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20… #commentary #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #russia #china #xijinping #ukraine #vladimirputin #westgermany #taiwan #northkorea #nato #helmutschmidt #sovietunion #nuclearweapons #defense


Harop-like loitering munition offers clues about North Korea’s future unmanned-aerial warfare byteseu.com/2490182/ #Conflicts #Defense&Military #Drones #harop #HaropLikeLoiteringMunition #Kamikaze #LoiteringMunition #NorthKorea #RocketLaunch #SucideDrone #UnmannedAerialWarfare


North Korea said Sunday that it had tested cluster-bomb warheads for its tactical ballistic missiles a day earlier, the latest in a spate of weapons tests by the nuclear-armed country. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/… #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #defense #kimjongun #us #donaldtrump #nuclearweapons





Japan and the U.S. are looking to make their joint military drills even more realistic — including boosted live-fire training potentially involving powerful weapons systems — as they simulate defense contingencies. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/… #japan #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #defense #sdf #china #pla #taiwan #defenseministry #us #shinjirokoizumi


Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has vowed to uphold Japan's "exclusively defense-oriented" as China ramps up criticism of what it says is Tokyo's "remilitarization." japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/… #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #sdf #us #usmilitary #usjapanrelations #missiles #okinawa #pla #taiwan #shinjirokoizumi #defense #defenseministry



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