Newsweek

Japan Scraps WW2 Arms Ban—and China Isn’t Pleased

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. China says it is "gravely concerned" after Japan scrapped a ...

China considered Zakharova's statement about Japan to be a serious diplomatic signal.

The words of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, that Japan did not officially recognize the results of World War II, became a serious diplomatic signal for ...

Japan joins South China Sea combat drills with US and Philippines in post-war pivot

Japan’s decision to send combat troops to the Philippines for the first time since World War II and participate in a ship-sinking drill in the South China Sea this week underscores Tokyo’s rising ...
The New York Times

Japan to Sell More Weapons Abroad, Breaking With Postwar Pacifism

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reversed limits on arms exports as Japan faces rising threats from China and unpredictability from its main ally, the United States. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from ...

Japan minister joins crowds at controversial shrine to mark 80 years since world war defeat

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War II defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands ...

China slams Japan's first post-WWII offensive missile launch overseas, says Tokyo’s surging neo- militarism threatens regional peace, stability

With deafening sound and thick smoke, a missile roared off from a dark green missile launcher parked on an open ground…This 29-second video clip released by Philippine media on social media is not a ...