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Pacifist Japan Has Slowly Transformed From Exclusively Self-Defense to a Military Buildup Japan is accelerating a military buildup program designed to double annual arms spending.
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Japan's Cabinet OKs Record Defense Budget That Aims to Deter China Japan's Cabinet approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to...
China Sanctions 20 US Defense Companies and 10 Executives Over Massive Arms Sales to Taiwan Beijing has imposed sanctions on 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
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![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-01/world-news-uschina-military-drills-filepic-get.jpg?itok=M5NzlIEf "A Taiwanese air force Mirage 2000 fighter jet takes off at Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu on Dec. 29, 2025. China launched "major" military exercises around Taiwan on December 29, in what it called a "stern warning" involving live-fire drills in waters and airspace near the island. Taiwan said Monday it had detected four Chinese coastguard ships near the island's waters. (Cheng Yu-Chen/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)")
