Japan requested to participate in the EU defense cooperation project SAFE.

【Key Focus: Japan Requests Participation in the EU's Re-armament Project】

Brussels time on December 12, 2025, Thomas Renier, a spokesperson for the European Commission, stated at a briefing:

I have confirmed that Turkey and South Korea have also expressed interest in initiating bilateral negotiations aimed at fully joining SAFE. Japan is also the case - I can confirm this today. In addition, we have successfully reached a bilateral agreement with Canada to join SAFE. As for further measures, as in the cases of South Korea and Turkey, we are currently considering Japan's relevant request, and it is expected that there will be no possible solution.

Supplementary Information:

In May 2025, EU member states agreed to develop a SAFE tool aimed at raising up to 150 billion euros to accelerate military production. In August 2025, von der Leyen announced that a total of 19 EU countries participated in the project.

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