Alastair Gale

Reporter:Japan Eco/Gov & Asia Security

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Ukraine's Expertise In Drone Interception Hard-Won After Years Of Fending Off Russia's Attacks

Japan’s Terra Drone Expands Investment in Ukraine Drone Sector

April 28, 2026

April 28, 2026

Japan’s Terra Drone Expands Investment in Ukraine Drone Sector

Ukraine's Expertise In Drone Interception Hard-Won After Years Of Fending Off Russia's Attacks

April 23, 2026

April 23, 2026

Japan Raises Its Head in a Neighborhood of Threats

Sanae Takaichi is pursuing a vision of a more powerful Japan.

Australian Diplomats Attend Inspection Inside The Escort Vessel Mikuma

April 21, 2026

April 21, 2026

Japan Scraps Most Curbs on Weapons Exports in Historic Shift

Live Fire Exercise by Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

April 20, 2026

April 20, 2026

Tsunami Warning Issued for Northern Japan After Earthquake

Japan Tsunami Warning

April 18, 2026

April 18, 2026

Australia Signs Deal For First Batch of Warships From Japan

Japan Australia Defense

April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026

Japan Sees Defense Budget Just Short of Target at 1.9% of GDP

TOPSHOT-JAPAN-DEFENCE

April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026

China Says Japan Stirs ‘Trouble’ with Vessel in Taiwan Strait

AUSTRALIA-JAPAN-DEFENCE-DIPLOMACY

April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026

Australia to Sign Multibillion-Dollar Deal for Japanese Warships

USS George Washington Stations In Japan

April 14, 2026

April 14, 2026

Live Q&A: How Trump's Hormuz Blockade Piles Pain on Asian Economies

Bloomberg reporters take your questions on the impact of Trump's Hormuz blockade on Asian economies.

Live Q&A Wolf HP Image Asia impact Trump Hormuz blockade

April 13, 2026

April 13, 2026

Trump Blockade of Iran Ports Risks Widening War to High Seas

Trump Blockade of Iran Ports Risks Widening War to High Seas

April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

Russia Warns of Bilateral Relations With Japan at All-Time Low

City Views As U.S. President Donald Trump And Russian President Vladimir Putin Seek Common Ground Over Syria

April 8, 2026

April 8, 2026

Japan, Australia Warn of Asia Security Vacuum With Focus on Iran

JAPAN-AUSTRALIA-DIPLOMACY

April 3, 2026

April 3, 2026

Japan’s Tomahawk Missiles Order Delayed by US Use in Iran

U.S. Military Launches Operation Epic Fury Attacking Iran

April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026

Asian Nations Jockey for Leverage to Re-Open Hormuz Strait

Oil Tankers in Singapore

March 20, 2026

March 20, 2026

Takaichi Evades Iran Spat With Trump Despite Pearl Harbor Jibe

Trump Takaichi

March 19, 2026

March 19, 2026

Trump References Pearl Harbor as Iran War Tests US-Japan Alliance

President Trump Hosts Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi At White House

March 18, 2026

March 18, 2026

Takaichi Is Preparing for What Could Be a Bruising Oval Office Meeting

The Japanese leader is among the first from a country singled out by Trump to visit since the war began.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi News Conference

March 18, 2026

March 18, 2026

Takaichi Says Trump Visit to Be ‘Extremely Difficult’ After Warship Spat

Sanae Takaichi

March 16, 2026

March 16, 2026

Iran’s Upper Hand in Hormuz Is Pressuring Oil Buyers and Trump

The damaged Mayuree Naree bulk carrier near the Strait of Hormuz on March 11.