Defense & Security
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Chinese Ships Stay in Japanese Territorial Waters for Record Time; Break Previous Record of Roughly 80 Hours
Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinaw...
March 24, 2025
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Foreign Ministers of Japan, China, South Korea Agree to Coordinate Summit Meeting; Economic Cooperation, DPRK Discussed
The foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea agreed Saturday that they would “speed up c...
March 22, 2025
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Former U.S. Natl Security Advisor Warns China, Russia Polarizing Democratic Societies; Ishiba Says Japan Taking Measures to Work with Like-Minded Nation
Herbert Raymond McMaster, the former national security advisor during U.S. President Donald Trump...
March 13, 2025
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Japan’s Cabinet Approves Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo as Head of New SDF Joint Command Set to Launch at End of March
The government approved the assignment of Lt. Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo to the post of commander of t...
March 12, 2025
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Japan to Persistently Explain Alliance Benefits to Trump; Security Treaty Requires Provision of Bases to U.S.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with the Japan-U....
March 11, 2025
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‘We have to Protect Them, but They don’t have to Protect Us’; Trump Dissatisfied with Japan-U.S. Security Treaty
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with the Japan-U.S. securi...
March 7, 2025
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China Increases Bases with Missiles Capable of Striking All of Japan; Satellite Images Show Possibility of Further Facilities in Future
China has been increasing the number of bases with missiles that are capable of striking Japan, a...
March 3, 2025
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Japanese Self-Defense Force, U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Drill; Iron Fist Exercises Continue in Okinawa Pref.
The Ground Self-Defense Force, U.S. Marine Corps and other forces conducted a joint drill in the ...
March 2, 2025
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MSDF Ship Makes Solo Passage Through Taiwan Strait; Destroyer’s February Voyage Aimed to Keep China in Check
A Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer made a solo transit through the Taiwan Strait in early Fe...
March 2, 2025
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Japan, Philippines Agree to High-Level Dialogue over Defense Equipment Exports; Foreign Ministers Agree to Strengthen Ties to Counter China
MANILA — Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro agreed Mon...
February 25, 2025
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Japan’s Defense Minister Inspects Japanese-made Radar System in Philippines; Philippine Counterpart Stresses its Importance
MANILA — Defense Minister Gen Nakatani inspected a Japanese-made air surveillance radar system be...
February 24, 2025
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Japan Wary of N. Korea’s Practical Combat Experience
Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)—North Korea has formed a de facto military alliance with Russia, whic...
February 24, 2025
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Independent Body Should Be Key to ‘Active Cyber Defense’; Yomiuri Interviews U.K. Investigatory Powers Commissioner
Brian Leveson, the U.K.’s investigatory powers commissioner, emphasized that a rigorous screening...
February 21, 2025
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Japan, Philippines Plan Defense Equipment Export Framework; Defense Ministers to Meet in Manila on Saturday
With a view to exporting defense equipment from Japan to the Philippines, the two governments wil...
February 19, 2025
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Japan To Be Absent From Meeting on N-Weapon Ban Treaty; Nuclear Deterrent ‘Essential to Nation’s Independence’ (Update 1)
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya officially said Tuesday that the government will not attend a meet...
February 18, 2025
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