Japan Emerges as ASEAN’s New Security Partner: Takaichi Transforms Tokyo from Pacifist Bystander to FOIP Leader

As the QUAD FMs met in New Delhi on 26 May, Japan’s parliament passed legislation on 27 May to establish a new National Intelligence Council and a National Intelligence Bureau. This represents the most consequential restructuring of Japan’s intelligence infrastructure since 1952. The strategic landscape of the Indo-Pacific is shifting, marked by Japan’s transition from […] The post Japan Emerges as ASEAN’s New Security Partner: Takaichi Transforms Tokyo from Pacifist Bystander to FOIP Leader appeared first on EURASIAN TIMES.