Defense & Security
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Japan to Set Up 3rd-Party Monitoring Body as Part of Cyber Defense Measures; New Organization to be Given High-Level of Freedom
The government has started working to establish an independent third-party organization to monito...
June 9, 2024
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Japan Coast Guard Plans Construction of Largest-Ever Patrol Vessel as Deterrence to Chinese Incursions in South China Sea
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) is planning the construction of its largest-ever multipurpose patrol ...
June 8, 2024
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Diet OK’s Intl Treaty on Next-Gen Fighter Jet
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet Wednesday approved an international treaty to set up an intergovern...
June 6, 2024
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Japan Names Evacuation Locations Mainly in Kyushu for Okinawa Residents in Case of Taiwan Contingency
The government named prefectures mainly in the Kyushu region as planned shelters for residents of...
June 4, 2024
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Japan, U.S, and South Korea Plan Joint Military Exercise; ‘Freedom Edge’ to Involve Multiple Domains This Summer
SINGAPORE — Japan, the United States and South Korea have agreed to conduct a trilateral joint ex...
June 3, 2024
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Politics Behind Japan-ROK Agreement on Defense Exchanges; Differences Outweighed Shared Concern Over North Korea
SINGAPORE — At a Japan-South Korea defense ministers’ meeting held Saturday, the Japanese and Sou...
June 3, 2024
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Japan, South Korea to Resume Defense Exchanges After Agreeing to Measures to Prevent Repeat of 2018 Radar Incident
SINGAPORE — Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and his South Korean counterpart Shin Won-sik agreed S...
June 2, 2024
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Japan, China Defense Chiefs Meet to Discuss ‘Many Concerns’; First Meeting Between Current Chiefs
SINGAPORE — Defense Minister Minoru Kihara met with his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, on Saturda...
June 1, 2024
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North Korea Launches Projectile Believed to Be Ballistic Missile
North Korea launched a projectile believed to be a ballistic missile on Thursday morning, accordi...
May 30, 2024
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Chinese WL-10 Drone Spotted Over East China Sea; New Model Seen in Japan’s ADIZ for First Time
The Defense Ministry announced Monday that the Air Self-Defense Force scrambled its fighters that...
May 28, 2024
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4 Chinese Vessels Enter Japan’s Contiguous Zone near Senkaku Islands; 158th Consecutive Day Since December
A Japan Coast Guard patrol ship on Monday observed four China Coast Guard sailing inside Japan’s ...
May 28, 2024
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Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul Agree on Need for Stable Korean Peninsula; N. Korean Satellite Criticized at Talks
SEOUL — The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea on Monday held talks and issued a joint decla...
May 27, 2024
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Japan and ROK Hold Summit and Agreed on “Close Communication”; Leaders Pledge to Strengthen Coordination
SEOUL – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a summit meeti...
May 27, 2024
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Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Holds Largest Annual Live Ammunition Drill at Foot of Mt. Fuji
The Ground Self-Defense Force held the Fuji Firepower Exercise 2024, its largest-scale annual liv...
May 27, 2024
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China’s Taiwan Exercises Largest Since Pelosi’s Visit; Even Remote Kinmen and Matsu Islands Encircled
BEIJING — China began extensive military drills in waters around Taiwan on Thursday, intending to...
May 24, 2024
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