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# European Commission confirms Japan has applied to join the SAFE defence fund
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-13-japan-safe-application/
- Published: 2025-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:01:26.000Z
- Description: A European Commission spokesperson confirmed Japan has applied to join the EUR 150 billion SAFE defence loan scheme, following Turkey and South Korea, with the request now entering the EU's security assessment process.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Defensemirror, 13 December 2025](https://defensemirror.com/news/40706/EU%5FConfirms%5FJapan%5F%5F%5Fs%5FBid%5Fto%5FJoin%5FSecurity%5FAction%5Ffor%5FEurope%5FDefense%5FFund?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish whether Japan's application will be approved or on what terms, unlike Canada's accession already agreed on 1 December 2025.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-07\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)