https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-s-2026-defense-white-paperContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-s-2026-defense-white-paperhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-s-2026-defense-white-paper#u172221Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:55:21 +0000Japan is rapidly building up its defense capabilities, modernizing its Self-Defense Forces through personnel management adjustments and low-cost weapons while facing financial roadblocks and defense hawks pushing for corporate tax hikes. Security documents are slated for revision to make denial capabilities a core pillar of the nation's defense buildup. Meanwhile, the country is reorganizing defense research around artificial intelligence and cyber capabilities, seeking the creation of an arms corporation, and weighing the rebranding of energy and artificial intelligence as defense spendi