Explore Japan's defense strategies amid rising tensions with China and Russia. Understand the geopolitical landscape and military preparations in this concise overview.

In Japan, from August 29–30, Modi will hold his first summit with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, where the two leaders will review the Special Strategic and Global Partnership covering defence, trade, technology, innovation, and people-to-people ties, along with regional and global issues.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' deal to furnish Australia with frigates marks the largest Japanese defense contract since Tokyo relaxed export controls in 2014.

China will stage a massive military parade next month involving tens of thousands of people in the heart of Beijing to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War Two following the surrender of Japan.

Tatsuaki Takahashi, Hiroshima native“I do think that if Japan wants to show the world that it too should be reckoned with, then maybe it really should have nuclear weapons.”:: Tokyo, JapanTatsuaki Takahashi grew up in Hiroshima.

Japan views the exclusive economic zone as "indispensable" to the country, allowing it to "exclusively develop" mineral resources.

Japanese steel lobby groups said on Monday they have requested the early introduction of measures to prevent the evasion of anti-dumping tariffs aimed at protecting domestic industries from unfair imports.

Nvidia, the world’s dominant AI chip provider, has been feeling the geopolitical heat lately. It recently struck a deal with US President Donald Trump to pay 15 per cent of the sales of H20 to the US government in order to resume selling the chip to the Chinese market.

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates.

Three enduring dilemmas define the complex relationship between Asia’s two largest economies as they mark the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end.