In mid-April, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released its Diplomatic Bluebook 2023, its most important guidebook on international affairs. Japan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, wrote the foreword, which begins: “The world is now at a turning point in...
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government has approved three security documents—the National Security Strategy (NSS), the National Defense Strategy, and the Defense Construction Program—to strengthen Japan's defense capabilities. Japan is amid an increasingly volatile security environment. The Japanese government has...
