Sanae Takaichi
(Official photo via Wikipedia)
Here is part of a post about Japanese militarization:
Japan Is Being Pushed Towards Militarization
October 9, 2026
The entire world is currently engaged in the race to develop UAVs and actively enhancing its military-technical capabilities. However, while for most nations this is just a part of its defense strategy, I find it worrying that Japan, whose pacifist constitution renounces war and restricts its military to self-defense, is showing such a strong interest in militarization, increased defense spending and mass domestic drone production.
Over the years, Japan has either forgotten its status as a “pacifist” state, or is doing everything possible to shed it. However, most striking of all is the fact that other countries are actively facilitating this. Thus, the United States is supplying Tomahawks to Japan and working with it on developing the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), a next-generation missile designed to defeat hypersonic threats. BAE Systems (UK) and Leonardo (Italy) formed a joint venture with Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. …
It seems that everyone has forgotten how Japan’s aggressive expansion and brutal imperial policies once posed a direct threat to the global security. Countries are strengthening defense cooperation with Japan, supplying it with modern weapon and pushing it onto the path of militarism. And the Japanese government is readily agreeing to this. Under the leadership of Sanae Takaichi, the country is undertaking one of the most significant shifts in defense policy since World War II.
All this enables Japan not only to get state-of-the-art weaponry but also to gradually alter its legislation under the guise of “gratitude” and reciprocal assistance to its allies. https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/10/09/japan-is-being-pushed-towards-militarization/
It is not just policies of Sanae Takaichi. Shigeru Ishiba, the previous Prime Minister, took steps as did his predecessors.
The move towards a stronger defense has been going on in Japan for many years.
Late in 2023, Japan’s understanding of its Constitution changed and some have been concerned what they may mean:
24 December 2023
Japan is an island of political and economic stability in an Asia-Pacific region full of geostrategic threats and ideological tensions. This is at least the perception cultivated by Japan and some of its allies, but is it still valid? …
It seems more accurate to portray Japan now as a nation which has been shaken to its core by internecine political warfare and which will require fundamental reforms if the image of stability is to be preserved or regained. …
Japan’s Western allies as well as those in Asia … view Japan as a bulwark against what they see as an increasingly assertive China … https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3245892/japan-island-stability-asia-pacific-think-again
Japan wants to act like a superpower and to be more aggressive militarily. The USA originally had the Japanese Constitution written to prevent its military rise, and later encouraged Japan to change it to allow it to be more militaristic, which it did back in 2014 (see Japan changes to allow it to increase, as well as be more open, about its military developments).
With a more militaristic Japan in mind, notice the following:
Japan approves massive military spending growth, lifts ban on lethal weapons exports
Japan followed the policy change with an export of Patriot guided missiles to the United States
The Japanese government approved a significant bump in military spending and an end to the country’s ban on exporting lethal weapons.
December 23, 2023
The Cabinet of Japan made the decision Friday to increase defense spending by 16% and overturn the export ban which has been in place since World War II.
“In taking the action, we hope to contribute to defend a free and open international order based on the rule of law and to achieve the peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the press following the announcement. …
Japan’s first export of lethal weapons was made immediately following the change, sending Patriot-guided missiles to the United States.
The missiles were previously manufactured in Japan under a US license.
The approval marks yet another step towards the full remilitarization of Japan, which was provided with a constitution renouncing its right to wage war by US occupying administrators following WWII. …
Territorial disputes with the People’s Republic of China and demonstrations of aggression from neighboring North Korea have pushed Japan towards securing more formidable military capabilities. https://www.foxnews.com/world/japan-approves-massive-military-spending-growth-lifts-ban-lethal-weapons-exports
Japan will produce more of its weapons. It is interesting that US Patriot missiles are made in Japan. The USA is more and more relying on other nations, including ones that were once hostile to it, to manufacture some components of its military weapons and systems.
That said, Japan has less trust in the USA than it once had and now is going to more openly arm itself. North Korea and China do not like that. Japan took over Korea, much of China, and many of the islands in that part of the Pacific during WWII. There was a reason that the USA had earlier forced that Constitutional restriction upon Japan.
The USA is concerned about China and North Korea.
This is part of why the USA will not see what is prophetically happening in Europe–it will be focused on others rather than the main power that will defeat it. The current world order dominated by the USA, and formerly by the UK, is being changed.
The Bible shows that the time of Jacob’s trouble (Jeremiah 30:7) is getting nearer–and that will greatly affect the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand which have descendants from Jacob also known as Israel. They WILL be defeated by a European power per Daniel 8:24-25 and 11:39 (see also USA in Prophecy: The Strongest Fortresses).
The Bible also tells of the final time of the Gentiles (Luke 21:23-24; Revelation 11:2), which means the time when the descendants of Israel will no longer dominate the world scene. We are getting closer to that time (see also When Will the Great Tribulation Begin?).
The Bible tells of a time when there will be a confederation of the ‘kings of the east’ that will get together:
12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
16 And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. (Revelation 16:12-16)
This will include Russia, China, Korea, AND Japan, and possibly even the Philippines. Things will one day dramatically change, militarily, in Asia, in terms of cooperation.
Notice also the following:
41 “Behold, a people shall come from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.
42 They shall hold the bow and the lance;
They are cruel and shall not show mercy.
Their voice shall roar like the sea;
They shall ride on horses,
Set in array, like a man for the battle,
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.43 “The king of Babylon has heard the report about them,
And his hands grow feeble;
Anguish has taken hold of him,
Pangs as of a woman in childbirth…”(Jeremiah 50:41-43).
Russia is in the north. A confederation led by Russia and a great nation (seemingly China as it is the greatest nation in terms of population), and various others “from the ends of the earth” will get together. From the vantage point of the Middle East, Russia, China, and Japan are “from the ends of the earth,” as are many of the other nations in Asia.
Notice that one day, this will concern the “daughter of Babylon.” The end time Babylonian power, will be European (watch also Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European? and Mystery Babylon USA, Mecca, or Rome?). It will one day be very concerned about what this force will do. This is also shown in other scriptures (cf. Daniel 11:44-45; see also The Eurasian Union, the Kings of the East, and Bible Prophecy).
I have also wondered for some time if Japan might end up with more territory, such as New Zealand (see the article Will the Anglo-Saxon Nations be Divided and Have People Taken as Slaves? and/or watch the video Will the USA and other Anglo-nations be Divided and Their People Made Slaves?). We will see.
Despite current distrust, based upon biblical prophecies, I believe that ultimately most of the nations in Asia will unite with Russia and China.
Some items of possibly related interest would include the following:
Japan, Its Biblical Past and Future, Part 1: Any Witness? Where did the Japanese people come from? Have they had any witness?
Japan, Its Biblical Past and Future, Part 2: Prophecy Japan in prophecy. What is prophesied for Japan? Will God save the Japanese?
Korea in Prophecy, Any Witness? Does God have a plan for the Koreans? Is Korea mentioned in any prophecies? Will Koreans be among the first in the Kingdom of God? 한국의 언어로 : 한국 예언, 모든 증인에?
India, Its Biblical Past and Future: Any Witness? The Bible discusses the origins of those of Indian heritage. This article quotes the Bible and also discusses some of the witness to India throughout history and what is happening in the 21st century (including those in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka). India, Prophecy, and the Beast in 2025?
India and the Beast of Revelation 13 Do biblical, Roman Catholic, and even Hindu prophecies suggest that many in India will follow, for a while, the Beast and False Prophet/Antichrist? Here is link to a related YouTube video Will People in India Worship the Beast of Revelation 13?
China, Its Biblical Past and Future, Part 1: Genesis and Chinese Characters Where did the Chinese people come from? Japeth, Javan, Magog? Is there evidence that the Chinese peoples must have known about various accounts in the Book of Genesis up until their dispersion after the Tower of Babel? What do Chinese writings and characters help show? What about the Garden of Eden, Noah’s Flood, and the Tower of Babel? Here is a link to a version of this article in Spanish: ¿Prueban los caracteres chinos la exactitud de la Biblia? A related sermon is also available: China’s biblical past and prophetic actions.
China, Its Biblical Past and Future, Part 2: The Sabbath and Some of God’s Witness in China When did Christianity first come to China? What about the Apostle Thomas? Did Confucius say anything to get the Chinese to possibly consider Christianity? Is there early evidence that they observed the seventh day sabbath? What about the Ten Commandments? What type of Church of God witness has there been to China? What has been happening with China that ties it together with prophecies in Revelation? What about the 200 million man army and Armageddon? What about the Belt and Road Initiative and end time Babylon the Great? A related sermon is also available: China’s biblical past and prophetic actions. Watch also China’s Silk Road and Babylon the Great.
Asia in Prophecy What is Ahead for Asia? Who are the “Kings of the East”? What will happen to nearly all the Chinese, Russians, Indians, and others of Asia? China in prophecy, where? Who has the 200,000,000 man army related to Armageddon? Here is a link to a related sermon: Asia in Prophecy. Two YouTube video are Is China THE Threat to the United States of America? and China: A King of the East.
Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about the peoples of Africa, Asia, South America, and the islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon; When Will the End of the Age Come?; Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.