Japan's Ministry of Defense announced the 2026 edition of the “White Paper on Defense” on August 4. The new version of the white paper further hypes up so-called “security threats” and adds content such as “new methods of warfare,” and the policy focus has been adjusted compared to previous years. Analysts believe that the new version of the white paper reveals the Takaichi Sanae government's attempt to pave the way for Japan to continue expanding its military weapons through the transformation of the combat system and expansion of the military industry, etc., releasing a dangerous signal that Japan will further break through the post-war system and accelerate its transformation into a “military country.”

Japan's Ministry of Defense announced the 2026 edition of the “White Paper on Defense” on August 4. The new version of the white paper further hypes up so-called “security threats” and adds content such as “new methods of warfare,” and the policy focus has been adjusted compared to previous years. Analysts believe that the new version of the white paper reveals the Takaichi Sanae government's attempt to pave the way for Japan to continue expanding its military weapons through the transformation of the combat system and expansion of the military industry, etc., releasing a dangerous signal that Japan will further break through the post-war system and accelerate its transformation into a “military country.”