# Japan Ruling Parties Start Security Talks

> Japan's ruling parties begin first working-level talks to revise security strategy by year-end.
- Title: Japan Ruling Parties Start Security Talks · The Japan Times
- Summary: Japan's ruling parties begin first working-level talks to revise security strategy by year-end.
- Keywords: japan, liberal democratic party, japan innovation party, security strategy, nuclear weapons, submarines, The Japan Times
- Source: The Japan Times — https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/10/japan/politics/japan-ruling-bloc-security-documents-talks
- Author: Kenji Yoshida
- Published: 2026-11-10T04:51:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: japan, liberal democratic party, japan innovation party, security strategy, nuclear weapons, submarines, news, politics, world
## Ruling parties start security talks
Japan's ruling parties opened first working-level talks on overhauling security strategy by year-end.
## Key disagreements
Division over nuclear weapons ban and nuclear-powered submarines as main points of contention.
## Parties' positions
Japan Innovation Party wants both issues addressed in security documents revision.
## LDP stance
Liberal Democratic Party omitted both nuclear weapons and submarines from June recommendations.
## Meeting outcome
Participants reported no substantive discussion of contentious issues during first meeting.
## Key takeaway

Japan's ruling bloc started first working-level talks on revising security strategy documents by year-end, with nuclear weapons and submarines as key disagreements.