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Japan is considering a defense spending target of 3.5% of GDP, a move that could send a shockwave through financial markets concerned about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's spending plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/15/japan/japan-defense-spending-35-gdp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi

A group of lawmakers has asked that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi express support for the International Criminal Court in her address during the general debate at the U.N. General Assembly session on Sept. 22. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/15/japan/lawmakers-takaichi-icc/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #un #icc #usjapanrelations

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago changed the world as we knew it. For Japan, it was a turning point that transformed forever how the pacifist nation deals with global security challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/11/japan/politics/911-japan-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #sdf #defense #911 #junichirokoizumi #barackobama

The Pentagon’s No. 3 has said Japan knows “better than anybody” about the need to further boost defense spending, just over two weeks before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/05/japan/politics/colby-japan-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #elbridgecolby #defense #us #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #defenseministry #budgets #donaldtrump #china #sdf

The Japan-U.S. alliance finally becomes a two-way street across the Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/japan-us-ties-grow-in-importance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #us #marcorubio #elbridgecolby #msc #donaldtrump #nds #sanaetakaichi #jdvance #xijinping #ccp #globalsouth #defense #nato #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar

A top Pentagon official discussed strengthening the U.S.-Japan military alliance with a Japanese counterpart in Tokyo as Washington continues to put pressure on its allies in Asia to ramp up defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/politics/japan-us-defense-alliance-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #defense #defenseministry #elbridgecolby #takehirofunakoshi

The Pentagon’s No. 3 official has heaped praise on South Korea for being the first U.S. treaty ally outside of NATO to hike spending 3.5% of GDP on defense — a move expected to impact Japan’s own spending plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/politics/south-korea-defense-spending-us-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #us #usjapanrelations #budgets #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #sanaetakaichi

The Pentagon's No. 3 official has lauded Japan’s latest defense white paper — but that praise was couched in language suggesting the Trump administration will continue to push Tokyo to hike defense spending even further. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/politics/us-china-japan-defense-white-paper/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #pla #defense #defenseministry #sdf #defenseministry #usjapanrelations #us #elbridgecolby #donaldtrump #budgets

The Pentagon is urging Japan to make clear the role it would play in the event of a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan, a report has said, with the U.S. Defense Department’s No. 3 official appearing to confirm the push. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/us-japan-taiwan-contingency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #usjapanrelations #china #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #defenseministry #indopacific

Japan has canceled a high-level meeting with the U.S. set for July following a demand that Tokyo spend even more on defense, according to a media report, in the latest point of friction between the allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/21/japan/politics/japan-us-two-plus-two-cancelled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #defense #budgets #shigeruishiba #defenseministry #china #petehegseth #sdf #indopacific #elbridgecolby

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Elbridge Colby to be the Pentagon's new No. 3 official, bringing to the post a known China hawk and advocate for Asian allies — including Japan — to spend more on defense. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/politics/elbridge-colby-confirmed-pentagon-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #pla #taiwan #us #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #defense #usjapanrelations #budgets

Japan and Taiwan must dramatically ramp up defense spending in order to deter war with China, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Pentagon's top policy official has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/05/japan/politics/pentagon-japan-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #budgets #taiwan #china #pla

Emperor Showa had a cautious view of then U.S. President Richard Nixon's plan to visit China in 1972, a declassified document showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/11/japan/history/japan-emperor-showa-nixon-china-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #emperorhirohito #richardnixon #usjapanrelations #china

Elbridge Colby, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the Pentagon's policy chief, has made repeated pushes for Japan to ramp up its defense spending to around 3% of gross domestic product. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/23/japan/politics/elbridge-colby-pentagon-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usmilitary #defense #defenseministry #sdf #china #taiwan #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #budgets #elbridgecolby