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Revision of Japan's three security documents in 2026

Prime Minister Takaichi said Defense Minister Koizumi will carry out the revision of the so-called 'three documents' within the year, citing new ways of warfare such as mass drone use and the need to prepare for protracted conflict.

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  1. Sanae Takaichi
    Takaichi

    Japan

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    Takaichi pledges to raise defence-related spending to 2% of GDP ahead of schedule

    Takaichi pledges to raise defence-related spending to 2% of GDP ahead of schedule.

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    China is hitting Japan where it hurts. Will PM Takaichi give in? Last month at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, after receiving thousands of tearful goodbyes from Japanese fans, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei were put on a plane bound for China - the latest symbols of the deteriorating relationship between China and Japan. The two giant Chinese pandas had to return home after Beijing announced it was taking them back, leaving Japan without any Chinese pandas for the first time in decades. Since Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made comments that have plunged ties with China to their lowest level in years, Beijing has been piling on the pressure in a wide range of ways - sending warships, throttling rare earth exports, curbing Chinese tourism, cancelling concerts and even reclaiming its pandas. As Takaichi begins a new term as PM after winning a historically strong public mandate from a recent snap...

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    Takaichi

    Japan

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    Takaichi pledges to revise Japan's security strategy and military export rules

    Takaichi pledges to revise Japan's security strategy and military export rules.

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    Japanese leader Takaichi warns of China 'coercion' and vows security overhaul Reuters TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of growing Chinese “coercion” in her first post-election speech to parliament on Friday, pledging to overhaul defense strategy, ease curbs on military exports and strengthen critical supply chains. Takaichi’s four-month tenure has been marked by a diplomatic dispute with China after she said Japan could use military force to respond to any attack on Taiwan that also threatened Japanese territory. Fresh from turning a fragile majority into a landslide victory in this month’s lower house election, Takaichi outlined an agenda to counter what she sees as a mounting economic and security threat from China and its regional partners. With her governing coalition now holding more than two-thirds of seats, she faces little political resistance. “Japan faces...

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    Takaichi

    Japan

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    Takaichi questions nuclear-introduction restrictions in a Carnegie account of her earlier remarks

    Takaichi questions nuclear-introduction restrictions in earlier remarks recounted by Carnegie's Harukata Takenaka.

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    Takaichi’s Security Agenda After the Landslide Election By Harukata Takenaka Published Mar 19, 2026 Backed by a new LDP supermajority, Prime Minister Takaichi aspires to revise Japan’s long-standing security doctrine. Ahead of her visit to Washington, she faces fiscal hurdles for her proposed defense spending while needing to navigate President Trump’s request for naval assets to the Strait of Hormuz. Japan’s security posture is intensively debated inside the country—and its security policy is, therefore, dynamic and evolving. This series of essays seeks to appreciate these dynamics from a Japanese perspective, harnessing in English the insights of leading Japanese scholars. Introduction After the LDP’s landslide victory in the February 2026 election, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has gained strong political capital to advance a revised grand strategy for Japan’s security doctrine. She...

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    Japan

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    Takaichi reaffirms Japan's nonnuclear principles in an account of earlier Diet testimony

    Takaichi reaffirms Japan's nonnuclear principles in an account of earlier Diet testimony.

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    Rethinking Japan’s National Defense: Takaichi Tackles the Three Security Documents May 27, 2026 Japan’s basic security policy is undergoing another overhaul under the hawkish leadership of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. China’s growing threat, the changing nature of warfare, and the future of the Japan-US alliance are among the issues facing the panel charged with drafting a revision of Japan’s three key security documents by the end of 2026. Japan’s Conflicted Postwar Security Policy In February 1945, as World War II was drawing to an end, the heads of government of the “Big Three” Allied Powers—US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin—gathered near Yalta on the Crimean Peninsula to draw up a blueprint for the postwar international order. At the time, the three leaders envisioned a setup in which the United...

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    Takaichi outlines her new cabinet lineup and policy priorities for Japan

    Takaichi outlines her new cabinet lineup and policy priorities and emphasizes the importance of responsible fiscal expansion and economic growth.

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    本日、第二次高市改造内閣が発足しました。 （内閣改造への思い） 2月の衆議院議員選挙では、自由民主党・日本維新の会の連立政権として公約を掲げ、自由民主党は「316議席」、日本維新の会は「36議席」という国民の皆様からの大きな負託を賜りました。 高市内閣は、その責任の重さを毎日噛みしめながら公務に向き合い、国民の皆様とのお約束である「政権公約」の実現に向け、「決断」と「前進」、そして「挑戦」を積み重ねてきました。 ひとたび「決断」をすれば、一糸乱れることなく、一丸となって、「政権公約」の実現に邁進していく。 それが、自由民主党と日本維新の会の連立政権による政府・与党体制です。 改造内閣では、「責任ある積極財政」の大方針を掲げ、「強い経済」の実現に向けた政策を加速させ､「日本列島を強く、豊かに」してまいります。 近年、世界各国は「大規模かつ長期的な財政支出を伴う産業政策」を展開しており、高付加価値な産業や人材を奪い合う、「国家間の競争」が激化しています。 『日本成長戦略』、『地域未来戦略』の2つの「戦略」で「国内投資」を誘発し、我が国の「潜在成長率」を高め、「雇用と所得」を増やし、「消費マインド」を改善し、「事業収益」が上がり、「税収」が自然増に向かう、「GDP拡大の下での好循環」を実現します。 「成長」なくして、「財政の持続可能性」は維持できません。 稼がなければ、「全世代型社会保障」を実現するための財源は生まれません。 今こそ、この「責任ある積極財政」の「実行」を急がねばなりません。 （人事の基本方針） 今般の人事の基本方針を申し上げます。 第一に、当選回数の多寡を問わず幅広く党所属議員に配布したアンケートにつぶさに目を通させていただいた上で、本人の専門知識、課題意識、やる気を吟味し、｢この人物なら、公約の実現に向けた政策を追加的に提案しつつ、前に進めていただける｣という方、 第二に、大変に厳しかった一昨年の衆議院選挙でも、しっかり議席を獲得するなど、選挙に強く、毎週のように選挙区に戻るのではなく、「腰を据えて政策を着実に検討・実行していただける」と思える方...

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