https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AW8LqVZ6g3Q/alastair-gale RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 20:19:19 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-06/japan-strikes-combat-role-in-south-china-sea-in-post-war-pivot https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-06/japan-strikes-combat-role-in-south-china-sea-in-post-war-pivot Wed, 06 May 2026 03:59:24 GMT Japanese troops take part in a counter-landing live fire exercise as part of the annual Balikatan joint military drills on May 4. Photographer: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/japan-s-terra-drone-expands-investment-in-ukraine-drone-sector https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/japan-s-terra-drone-expands-investment-in-ukraine-drone-sector Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:33:45 GMT KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 7: A portrait of a soldier from the "Taifun" unmanned aerial vehicle unit holding a new model 'Marsianin' attack drone on April 7, 2026 in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. After years of developing systems and know-how to fend off Russia's drone attacks, Ukraine is now offering its hard-won expertise and counter-drone technology to other countries. In recent weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been visiting Gulf states who are confronting a wave of relatively cheap kamikaze drones launched by Iran as it lashes out neighboring countries after the joint U.S.-Israeli attack. (Photo by Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-23/takaichi-builds-japan-s-military-amid-threats-from-china-north-korea https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-23/takaichi-builds-japan-s-military-amid-threats-from-china-north-korea Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:59:34 GMT The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Mogami-class stealth frigate JS Mikuma in Yokosuka, Japan. Photographer: Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/japan-scraps-most-weapons-export-limits-in-boost-to-arms-sector https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/japan-scraps-most-weapons-export-limits-in-boost-to-arms-sector Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:51:22 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/tsunami-warning-issued-for-northern-japan-after-earthquake https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/tsunami-warning-issued-for-northern-japan-after-earthquake Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:05:46 GMT A United States Geological Survey 'shake map' of the estimated 7.4 magnitude earthquake off Japan’s northeast coast, on April 20. Source: USGS https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-18/australia-signs-deal-for-first-batch-of-warships-from-japan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-18/australia-signs-deal-for-first-batch-of-warships-from-japan Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:13:58 GMT Japanese warship the JS Yahagi, a Mogami-class stealth frigate from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, is docked in Darwin, Australia, on June 6, 2025. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/japan-sees-defense-budget-just-short-of-target-at-1-9-of-gdp https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/japan-sees-defense-budget-just-short-of-target-at-1-9-of-gdp Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:20:40 GMT TOPSHOT - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile launcher is set next to fully bloomed cherry blossom trees at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on April 1, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/china-says-japan-stirs-trouble-with-vessel-in-taiwan-strait https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/china-says-japan-stirs-trouble-with-vessel-in-taiwan-strait Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:19:27 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/australia-to-sign-multibillion-dollar-deal-for-japanese-warships https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/australia-to-sign-multibillion-dollar-deal-for-japanese-warships Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:17:03 GMT Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's JS Mogami frigate moored at Yokosuka Naval Base. Photographerr: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/trump-s-blockade-of-iran-ports-risks-expanding-war-to-high-seas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/trump-s-blockade-of-iran-ports-risks-expanding-war-to-high-seas Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:49:33 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/russia-warns-of-bilateral-relations-with-japan-at-all-time-low https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/russia-warns-of-bilateral-relations-with-japan-at-all-time-low Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:16:47 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/japan-australia-warn-of-asia-security-vacuum-with-focus-on-iran https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/japan-australia-warn-of-asia-security-vacuum-with-focus-on-iran Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:29:50 GMT Richard Marles and Shinjiro Koizumi at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on April 8. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-03/japan-s-order-for-hundreds-of-tomahawk-missiles-delayed-by-us-use-in-iran-war https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-03/japan-s-order-for-hundreds-of-tomahawk-missiles-delayed-by-us-use-in-iran-war Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:00:19 GMT USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 1. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/asian-nations-jockey-for-leverage-to-re-open-strait-of-hormuz https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/asian-nations-jockey-for-leverage-to-re-open-strait-of-hormuz Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:30:19 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/china-sanctions-japanese-lawmaker-in-protest-of-his-taiwan-links https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/china-sanctions-japanese-lawmaker-in-protest-of-his-taiwan-links Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:50:34 GMT Keiji Furuya Photographer: Kyodo News/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-20/takaichi-escapes-iran-spat-with-trump-despite-pearl-harbor-jibe https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-20/takaichi-escapes-iran-spat-with-trump-despite-pearl-harbor-jibe Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:15:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/trump-raises-pearl-harbor-with-japanese-leader-at-white-house https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/trump-raises-pearl-harbor-with-japanese-leader-at-white-house Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:31:29 GMT US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-18/takaichi-braces-for-trump-talks-after-japan-declines-to-send-help-on-iran https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-18/takaichi-braces-for-trump-talks-after-japan-declines-to-send-help-on-iran Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:59:05 GMT Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, speaks at a news conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Takaichi was formally reappointed as Japan’s Prime Minister Wednesday following her resounding electoral win, a formality that allows her to turn her attention to expediting budget deliberations and implementing a trade deal agreed with US President Donald Trump. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/japan-s-takaichi-visits-trump-as-hormuz-warship-standoff-simmers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/japan-s-takaichi-visits-trump-as-hormuz-warship-standoff-simmers Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT Sanae Takaichi https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/iran-s-upper-hand-in-hormuz-is-pressuring-oil-buyers-and-trump https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/iran-s-upper-hand-in-hormuz-is-pressuring-oil-buyers-and-trump Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:25:31 GMT The damaged Mayuree Naree bulk carrier near the Strait of Hormuz on March 11. Source: Royal Thai Navy