Japan accuses China of lacking military transparency and stresses the importance of dialogue for regional stability.

"Think about it. There's a country that has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and strategic bombers. Japan has neither of such weapons, and yet Japan is labelled 'new…

Koizumi said that Japan engaging in "neo-militarism" was "nothing further from the truth."

Japan defence chief takes swipe at China at security meet

Il ministro della Difesa giapponese è intervenuto allo Shangri-La Dialogue di Singapore