TOKYO: Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (pic) on Tuesday (Nov 3) again called for discussions on reviewing the country's Three Non-Nuclear Principles and expressed support for considering the introduction of nuclear-powered submarines, Kyodo News reported. Speaking at a seminar in Tokyo,…
Japan is also reportedly interested in using Indian facilities for small attack drones. This matters because Tokyo’s emerging defense posture is not built around a single “miracle weapon.” It envisions a layered coastal-defense architecture combining stand-off missiles with large numbers…
November 4, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's push for reducing the consumption tax on food and beverages to cope with inflation is facing a key hurdle in parliament as her ruling camp wants to have it clear the…
Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. Sanae Takaichi has just completed her first year as Japan’s prime minister. It has been a good one: She has retained stratospheric popularity (for a Japanese prime minister), avoided…
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): With China pressing from the north, supplying weapons to Pakistan and expanding its footprint in the Indian Ocean, India is "surrounded by China in many ways", observed Hideshi Tokuchi, Japan's former Vice-Minister of Defence for…
The Japan Times While Japan on Tuesday marked 80 years since the promulgation of its Constitution, debate continues over whether the supreme law should be revised to include an emergency clause that temporarily expands the governmentâs authority during large-scale disasters.
Abu Khazam had been acting as Interim CBL Governor The House of Representatives voted in its historic, first-ever, session held in the city of Sebha today to accept the resignation of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Libya…
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Lewis Smith Local Democracy Reporter A council is set to lobby Welsh Government over issues with vacant and deteriorating land. The discussion came at a full council meeting held in October 2026, where councillor Martin Hughes of Maesteg East asked how…
Nearly 10,000 Japanese citizens gathered in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Friday evening to protest moves by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government to revise the country’s nuclear policy and expand its military capabilities. In addition, Japanese media…
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party: cabinet moves, policy debates, and security posture.
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