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In December 2022, Japan introduced three security documents that laid out Tokyo\u2019s most ambitious defense plans since the creation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in 1954. In the documents, Tokyo promised to increase its military spending to 2 percent of Japan\u2019s GDP and develop counterstrike capabilities to bolster deterrence. The documents, along with Japan\u2019s defense agreements with Australia and the United Kingdom and improved Japan\u2013South Korea relations, illustrate Tokyo\u2019s dynamic thinking about its security environment, partnership commitments, and defense and technological capabilities. \n\nTo assess Japan\u2019s ambitious defense transformation, Hudson\u2019s Japan Chair will host a panel with senior Japanese and American security professionals to discuss Japan\u2019s growing security challenges, its need for integrated and comprehensive approaches to security, and its opportunities for deeper cooperation with allies and partners.