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SECURITY LAWS

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel during a training exercise in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in May 2024.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2026
Japan conducted foreign weapons protection 11 times in 2025
The foreign military asset protection activities were carried out under national security-related laws for the U.S. and British militaries.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Izumo helicopter carrier (back) leaves Yokosuka port in Kanagawa Prefecture for an escort mission with the United States in May 2017.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 30, 2026
Japan marks a decade since landmark security legislation took effect
The legislation ¡ª and what it allows Japan to do ¡ª has come under the spotlight amid the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Middle East.
Japan has moved in a decade from pacifist protest to broad acceptance of stronger defense, driven by regional threats and doubts about U.S. protection.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2025
What¡¯s left of Â鶹´«Ã½ pacifism meets reality
Despite the ruling LDP¡¯s struggles in recent years, it¡¯s striking how little support has shifted to traditional left-leaning parties that oppose revising the pacifist Constitution.
The government plans to include information vital to economic security in a draft revision to the operational standards for the law on the protection of specially designated secrets.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2025
Japan to add economic security to scope of designated secrets
The government hopes to enhance information security by operating the specially designated secrets system in conjunction with the security clearance program.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks in an interview at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2025
Kihara vows bold revision of security documents
The Takaichi administration, inaugurated Oct. 21, aims to revise the documents next year.
Former Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Edano speaks at a meeting in Saitama on Oct. 25.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2025
CDP signals change of position on security legislation
Former leader Edano¡¯s remarks surprised some party members and supporters because they affect the party¡¯s foundation.
The Izumo destroyer docks at a port in Singapore after completing a mission to escort a U.S. vessel under Japan's security laws, in May 2017.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2025
10 years on, security laws continue to boost Japan-U.S. defense ties
The laws, enacted in 2015, allow Japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense and have helped the SDF expand its activities with like-minded countries.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump as first lady Melania Trump and Akie Abe look on while on board the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga, stationed at the Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 28, 2019.
JAPAN
May 16, 2025
SDF activities expand 10 years after key security legislation
Japan has enhanced cooperation with the United States and other friendly nations in the face of challenges such as China¡¯s maritime expansion.
The Upper House passes a security clearance bill on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 10, 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½ parliament enacts new economic security clearance bill
The new law will work in conjunction with an existing law on the protection of specially designated secrets.
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 7, 2024
Unlike 10 years ago, Â鶹´«Ã½ new security bill sparks little debate
Some point to a shift in the nation¡¯s security stance, while opposition party lawmakers indicate a general apathy among the media to cover the story.
Members of the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, and U.S. armed forces carry national flags during the opening ceremony of joint military exercises in Taguig, Philippines, in October 2022.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 27, 2023
How Japan can make the most of its latest diplomatic tool
Japan recently decided to establish a policy of Official Security Assistance. But how can it ensure its success?
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2022
North Korean missiles targeting U.S. could be shot down by Japan
If a missile like the one fired Tuesday, capable of reaching Guam, had been headed for U.S. territory, Japan could have downed it citing the right to collective self-defense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2021
Tokyo and Canberra quietly reach a major security milestone
Japan and Australia reached a major milestone in their security relationship when, for the first time ever, the SDF executed an ¡®asset protection¡¯ mission with a non-U.S. military unit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021
Â鶹´«Ã½ newfound boldness on defending Taiwan
Â鶹´«Ã½ increasing concern with China¡¯s intimidation of its neighbors has triggered a shift toward a greater willingness to publicly align its national interests with the security of Taiwan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / the Argument: foreign investment
Jan 6, 2020
Will tighter foreign exchange law make Japan secure?
The Argument is a feature dedicated to promoting dialogue and deeper understanding of contentious issues by introducing various viewpoints.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / the Argument: foreign investment
Jan 6, 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½ foreign exchange law: New curbs on global investors won¡¯t serve Â鶹´«Ã½ broader national interests
The Argument is a feature dedicated to promoting dialogue and deeper understanding of contentious issues by introducing various viewpoints.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / the Argument: foreign investment
Jan 6, 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½ foreign exchange law: Stricter investment rules a boon to allies, economic security
The Argument is a feature dedicated to promoting dialogue and deeper understanding of contentious issues by introducing various viewpoints.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2019
The Jack Bauers of Europe love facial recognition
As regulators wake up to the threat of this technology, governments are pushing back with an unconvincing public-safety defense
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2019
Â鶹´«Ã½ peaceful Heisei Era leaves legacy of change, growth and tragedy
Emperor Akihito¡¯s abdication Tuesday will end the three-decade Heisei Era that began on Jan. 8, 1989, a day after he inherited the throne upon the death of his father, Emperor Showa.
WORLD
May 31, 2018
Australia to review spy laws amid concerns over Chinese influence, top government legal officer says
Australia will review its espionage laws, the government¡¯s chief legal officer said this week, as the country seeks to strengthen spy agencies strained by juggling counter-terror work and worries about China¡¯s rising influence.
60% in Japan give up activities due to sweat, survey finds
The summer heat hits Tokyo's Ginza District on July 23.
JAL and ANA to coordinate flight schedules for first time
An All Nippon Airways airplane flies past an oil refinery as it approaches to land at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
Takaichi¡¯s punishing workload draws renewed scrutiny after 6?-hour checkup at hospital
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo on Thursday
Behind Takaichi¡¯s subtle signals at Â鶹´«Ã½ WWII events
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks on among children during a ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, at the city's Nagasaki Peace Park on Aug. 9.
The new world of collectible design
Nilufar, founded by Milan curator Nina Yashar, was among the exhibitors at Salone Raritas. Yashar calls collectible design ¡°a free, authorial language¡± that goes beyond function.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.

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