Japan readies strategic changes as drones, China upend landscape

DefenseOfficials prepare to revise national security documents as new threats emergeTechnological innovation has changed the nature of conflict since Japan formulated the current editions of its main security documents in 2022. (Illustration by Nikkei)TAKAKO GAKUTOAugust 18, 2026 06:00 JSTTOKYO -- The Japanese government will revise its three main national security documents by the end of this year, prompted in part by fundamental changes in the battlefield brought by technologies such as drones and artificial intelligence.