Defense & Security
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Board of Audit of Japan Warns Many MSDF P-1 Patrol Planes Inoperable; Parts Shortages, Device Defects Among Causes
Some Maritime Self-Defense Force P-1 patrol planes are not operational, according to a Board of A...
June 28, 2025
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Defense Minister Nakatani Urges Better Treatment for Regional SDF Personnel; Wants to Include Expenses in Budget Requests for Next Fiscal Year
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani revealed Thursday that he has pushed to accelerate discussion of im...
June 27, 2025
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Japan Braces for U.S. Demands of Additional Defense Spending Increases; Govt to Monitor Outcomes for NATO Members
The government is bracing for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to demand that Ja...
June 27, 2025
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GSDF Tests Surface-to-Ship Missile in Japan for 1st Time, Responding to Tense Security Environment
SAPPORO — The Ground Self-Defense Force test-fired a surface-to-ship missile at its range in Hokk...
June 25, 2025
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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong Intensifies Activities in Pacific; Defense Ministry Monitors Observe 70 Takeoffs and Landings from Friday to Sunday
Aircraft took off from and landed on the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong about 70 times between...
June 24, 2025
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U.S. Wants Japan to Raise Defense Spending to 5% of GDP; Pentagon Spokesperson Calls it ‘Common Sense’ to Match Europe
WASHINGTON — The United States believes its allies in Asia, including Japan, should increase thei...
June 23, 2025
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ASDF Transport Planes Arrive in Djibouti, Setting Up Evacuation of Japanese from Iran, Israel
Two of the Air Self-Defense Force’s C-2 transport planes departed for Djibouti in eastern Africa ...
June 22, 2025
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Japan to Provide Defense Equipment to 8 Countries Under OSA; Framework Helps Like-Minded Nations Enhance Security Capabilities
The government has begun discussing the selection of eight countries in fiscal 2025 as recipients...
June 21, 2025
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China’s Aircraft Carriers Conduct over 1,000 Flight Operations Near Japan Since Late May
About 270 takeoff and landing operations of fighter jets based on the Chinese Navy’s two aircraft...
June 21, 2025
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Destroyer Passed Through Taiwan Strait in Mid-June Amid China’s Intensifying Military Activities
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Takanami passed through the Taiwan Strait on June 12, s...
June 20, 2025
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SDF to Send Planes to Help Japanese Nationals Evacuate Israel, Iran; Dispatch Orders Given Based on Foreign Ministry Request
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Thursday he has ordered Air Self-Defense Force transport plane...
June 20, 2025
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Japan Suspects Chinese Flattops Conducted Drills against U.S.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Defense Ministry suspects that Chinese aircraft carriers recently fo...
June 16, 2025
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Japan Defense Ministry Team to Discuss Drones, AI in Combat; Will Learn From Ukraine War, International Cooperation
A team to discuss and devise new combat methods using unmanned aerial vehicles and AI technology ...
June 16, 2025
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China Flexes Muscle With Reckless Fighter Jet Moves;Sending 2 Aircraft Carriers Into Pacific Also Symbolic
The recent dangerous maneuvers conducted by at least one Chinese fighter jet close to at least on...
June 14, 2025
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Japan Expresses Serious Concern Regarding China’s Fighter Jet Flights; Hayashi Says Requests to Prevent Recurrence Made to Chinese Side
The government has expressed its serious concern to the Chinese side regarding China’s J-15 fight...
June 12, 2025
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