Defense & Security
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Japan Participates in AUKUS Exercises as Observer; Progress Made toward Concrete Cooperation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Ministry has announced that Japan has participated as an observer i...
October 25, 2024
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Ex-Vice Defense Minister Oka to Head Intl Body for Japan-U.K.-Italy Fighter Jet Development Project
NAPLES — Former Vice Defense Minister Masami Oka will likely serve as the first chief executive o...
October 20, 2024
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Defense Minister Calls for Free, Open Indo-Pacific at Meeting in Italy; Concerns Raised About North Korea, Russia
NAPLES, Italy — Defense Minister Gen Nakatani called for a free and open Indo-Pacific at a meetin...
October 20, 2024
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Japan, U.S. Defense Chiefs Confirm Strengthening Alliance’s Deterrence, Response; First In-Person Meeting of Defense Chiefs, in Naples, Italy
NAPLES, Italy — Japan and the United States will strengthen the deterrence and response capabilit...
October 20, 2024
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Japan, Italy Agree on Food, Fuel Exchanges Between SDF, Italian Military; Both Governments to Sign Agreement in Near Future
Japan and Italy have reached an agreement under which the Self-Defense Forces and the Italian mil...
October 20, 2024
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G-7 Concerned about China’s Drills around Taiwan
In a statement issued after the meeting Saturday, the G-7 ministers said, “We are concerned about...
October 20, 2024
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Japan Expresses Grave Concerns Over China-Russia-North Korea Alliance at NATO Defense Summit in Belgium
BRUSSELS —Defense Minister Gen Nakatani expressed deep concerns about the growing military cooper...
October 19, 2024
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Japanese Defense Ministry’ Experts Panel Confirms Necessity of Strengthening Defense Industry and Promoting Exports of Japanese-Made Defense Equipment
The Defense Ministry’s expert panel confirmed Friday that strengthening the domestic defense indu...
October 19, 2024
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Japan PM Ishiba Tells LDP to Discuss Asian Security Issues
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday instructed his Liberal Democr...
October 14, 2024
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200 Visitors Board Osprey during GSDF Event at Camp in Chiba Prefecture
About 200 visitors boarded a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor transport aircraft during a Ground Self-Defens...
October 6, 2024
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Defense Ministry Signs Contracts for 2 Aegis-Equipped Vessels
The Defense Ministry has signed contracts to build two vessels equipped with the Aegis system, wh...
September 30, 2024
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Ishiba: Asian NATO Must Consider Introduction of N-Weapons, Japan-U.S. Treaty Should Be Pact Between ‘Ordinary Nations’
Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba said “the creation of an Asian version of NATO ...
September 29, 2024
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Defense Minister Orders ASDF Aircraft to Be Readied for Transporting Japanese Nationals from Lebanon
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara has ordered Air Self-Defense Force aircraft to be moved to Jordan ...
September 27, 2024
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Former Australian PM Morrison Calls for Stronger Cooperation in Quad in Tokyo Speech; China’s Hegemonic Behavior in Mind
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison emphasized the need for stronger collaboration wi...
September 27, 2024
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Chinese Ship Followed MSDF Destroyer Through Taiwan Strait; Beijing Wary of Sazanami Transit
A Chinese naval vessel followed the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer that sailed through the...
September 27, 2024
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