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Reading Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, Part 1 | The Feature, the Three Documents and the Budget

Part 1 of a five-part guide to the Reiwa 8 (2026) edition of Japan's Defense White Paper. It covers the opening feature section, the three strategic documents, the FY2026 defense budget, the organization of the Ministry of Defense and the SDF, and the legal framework for SDF actions, strictly as the white paper describes them.

2026-11-07Ryuta Hamamoto

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Reading Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, Part 2｜The Security Environment, First Half

Part 2 of a five-part guide to Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper. It reads Part I's first half, from the US and China to Taiwan, Korea and Russia, with its figures.

2026-11-07Ryuta Hamamoto

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Reading Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, Part 3 | The World's Security Picture and New Ways of War

Part 3 of a five-part guide to Japan's 2026 defense white paper. It covers regions from Oceania to Africa, terrorism, the seas and WMD, the new ways of war drawn from Ukraine, and the space, cyber, electromagnetic and cognitive domains.

2026-11-07Ryuta Hamamoto

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Reading Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, Part 4 | Self-Defense, the US Alliance and Partners

Part 4 of 5 on Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, covering the seven priority capabilities, the Japan-US alliance and US forces in Japan, and ties with partners.

2026-11-07Ryuta Hamamoto

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Reading Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, Part 5 | The Industrial Base and Its People

Part 5 of 5 on Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, covering the defense production base, transfer rules versus export controls, and SDF pay and hiring.

2026-11-07Ryuta Hamamoto

5 articles

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Reading Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, Part 1 | The Feature, the Three Documents and the Budget

Part 1 of a five-part guide to the Reiwa 8 (2026) edition of Japan's Defense White Paper. It covers the opening feature section, the three strategic documents, the FY2026 defense budget, the organization of the Ministry of Defense and the SDF, and the legal framework for SDF actions, strictly as the white paper describes them.

2026-11-07Ryuta Hamamoto

TRAFEED

Reading Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, Part 2｜The Security Environment, First Half

Part 2 of a five-part guide to Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper. It reads Part I's first half, from the US and China to Taiwan, Korea and Russia, with its figures.

2026-11-07Ryuta Hamamoto

TRAFEED

Reading Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, Part 3 | The World's Security Picture and New Ways of War

Part 3 of a five-part guide to Japan's 2026 defense white paper. It covers regions from Oceania to Africa, terrorism, the seas and WMD, the new ways of war drawn from Ukraine, and the space, cyber, electromagnetic and cognitive domains.

2026-11-07Ryuta Hamamoto

TRAFEED

Reading Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, Part 4 | Self-Defense, the US Alliance and Partners

Part 4 of 5 on Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, covering the seven priority capabilities, the Japan-US alliance and US forces in Japan, and ties with partners.

2026-11-07Ryuta Hamamoto

TRAFEED

Reading Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, Part 5 | The Industrial Base and Its People

Part 5 of 5 on Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper, covering the defense production base, transfer rules versus export controls, and SDF pay and hiring.

2026-11-07Ryuta Hamamoto