Japan’s government has responded to the U.S. PURSUE releases of UAP files—including incidents near Japanese airspace—with analysis and coordination rather than reciprocal disclosure. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stated in May 2026 that any release of Japanese-held material would occur only on a case-by-case basis after weighing risks to intelligence-gathering capabilities. A cross-party parliamentary group proposed centralizing UAP data collection under the Cabinet Secretariat, yet this addresses internal coordination, not public declassification timelines. Japan has confirmed possession of its own footage but maintains no national UAP disclosure program or scheduled releases through year-end. These procedural and security constraints underpin traders’ assessment that new files are unlikely to be declassified before December 31, 2026.