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Jul- 2026 -

20 July

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends the National Shinkin Bank (credit union) Convention in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Japan on June 24, 2026.

Japan Defense Chief Calls for Open Debate on Nuclear Deterrence

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi has said the country should openly examine the place of nuclear deterrence in its security policy.

20 July

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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airman assigned to the Western Air Civil Engineering Group sets up a drone during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2023. U.S. and Japanese partners worked together, repairing the craters and exchanging knowledge while observers from both countries watched. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anwtain Hanks)

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Taps Quantum Systems to Develop Drone Killers

Tokyo has signed on Quantum Systems to help develop and evaluate next-generation interceptor drones under the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency’s Counter Unmanned Aerial System Proof-of-Concept effort.

13 July

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

Japan at the Center of Russia’s Secret Technology Supply Chain: Report

Japan has emerged as a key hub in Russia's efforts to obtain military technologies despite Western sanctions.

9 July

Sea

The JS Sendai (DE-232) Abukuma-class destroyer escort

Rojoef Manuel

Philippines to Adopt Retired Japanese Navy Abukuma Warships

The Philippines is planning to acquire five decommissioned Abukuma-class destroyer escorts from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

8 July

Sea

Japan's 10th Mogami-class multi-mission stealth frigate, the JS Nagara (FFM-10)

Rojoef Manuel

Mitsubishi Transfers 10th Mogami Warship to Japanese Navy

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has taken delivery of its 10th Mogami-class multi-mission stealth frigate, the JS Nagara (FFM-10), from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

7 July

Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan, China Coast Guards Face Off Near Disputed Islands

Ships from Japan's and China's coast guards faced off near disputed islands, with each claiming they drove out the other's vessels that had intruded into their territorial waters.

6 July

Air

Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) concept.

Christine Casimiro

Edgewing Lands Over $6B Contract to Advance GCAP Trinational Fighter Jet

Edgewing, the Global Combat Air Programme prime contractor and design authority, has secured a 4.6-billion-pound contract to drive the next phase of the trinational fighter jet’s development.

Jun- 2026 -

29 June

Asia Pacific

Bea Castañeda

The First Island Chain: A Guide to Asia-Pacific’s Most Contested Geographic Boundary

A string of islands stretching from Japan to Borneo has become the defining fault line of Indo-Pacific competition. This guide explains how the First Island Chain shapes — and constrains — Chinese military ambition.

29 June

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Approves Air and Space Self-Defense Force Reorganization

Tokyo has approved legislation to rename the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to the Air and Space Self-Defense Force, marking the first name change for one of the country's military branches since its armed forces were established in the 1950s.

29 June

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