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Japan’s Chokai Destroyer Now Capable of Launching Tomahawk Missiles

Tokyo calls the move a narrow self-defense step to strengthen deterrence.

PIPIR Adds UK, Thailand, Launches Japan-Led Solid Rocket Motor Effort

Philippines, Japan and U.S. Conclude Expanded Naval-Air Drills Near the Bashi Channel

Taiwan Reports 8 Chinese Aircraft and 6 Warships Nearby, With Most Flights Crossing Strait’s Median Line

Japan Sets Fiscal 2030 Timeline to Base Upgraded Air-Defense Missiles on Yonaguni

Japan Deepens Pacific Defense Ties at JPIDD With New Leadership Program

Kim Jong Un Tightens Grip at Party Congress With Elite Shake-Up and Sister’s Promotion

Russia Threatens Retaliation as South Korea Considers Joining NATO’s PURL for Ukraine

After Landslide, Takaichi Moves to Fast-Track Budget as Diet Convenes Feb. 18

Taiwan Reports 11 Chinese Aircraft and 8 Naval Vessels Near Island as Nine Cross Strait Median Line

China Sets APEC 2026 Agenda at Guangzhou Senior Officials’ Meeting

U.S. House Passes PROTECT Taiwan Act, Seeking China’s Exclusion From Global Finance Bodies if Taiwan Is Threatened

Taiwan Seeks U.S. Extension on Arms Deals as Legislature Blocks $40 Billion Defense Plan

U.S. Mounts Active APEC Push in Guangzhou for America First Priorities

Taiwan Reports 8 Chinese Sorties and 6 Vessels, With Six Crossing Median Line

Eve Wins AirX Order for Up to 50 eVTOLs in Japan, First Deliveries Set for 2029

Russia Labels Japan’s Military Buildup a Regional Threat as China Echoes Concern

South Korea and Japan Restart Naval Search-and-Rescue Drills After Nine Years, Establish Annual Defense Talks

Taiwan’s Hai Kun Completes First Submerged Sea Trial

U.S.–Philippine Drills Near Scarborough Shoal Draw Chinese Shadowing as Japan Tracks PLA Ships