Politics
Defense & Security
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U.S. Ship Salvages Wreckage Believed to Be Part of Crashed Osprey
YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima — A U.S. ship on Wednesday salvaged what is believed to be part of the CV-22 Os...
December 27, 2023
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U.S. Bases in Okinawa to Be Listed as Security-Linked Sites
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government plans to designate 184 sites in 28 of the country’s 47 prefectur...
December 27, 2023
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Japan Weighs Using Communications Satellites for Space-based Surveillance
The government is considering adding surveillance capabilities to the Self-Defense Forces’ next-gene...
December 25, 2023
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U.S. Salvage Ship Arrives on Yakushima Island to Recover Crashed Osprey; Operations Expected to Begin Soon
YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima — A U.S. salvage ship arrived at Anbo port in Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefe...
December 24, 2023
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Japan’s Defense Ministry Punishes 245 SDF Members for Power Abuse, Sexual Harassment; GSDF General Receives Two-Rank Demotion
The Defense Ministry announced Friday that 245 Self-Defense Forces members have been punished for se...
December 24, 2023
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U.N. General Assembly Calls for Rulemaking on ‘Killer AI’; Russia, India Cast Only ‘No’ Votes; China, Israel Abstain
NEW YORK — The United Nations adopted during a General Assembly meeting on Friday a resolution to pr...
December 23, 2023
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Japanese Government Earmarks ¥373.1 billion for 2 Aegis-Equipped Vessels; Response to North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Threat
The government has earmarked ¥373.1 billion of its fiscal 2024 budget for the production of two Aegi...
December 23, 2023
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Govt Lifts Ban on Exports of Licensed Defense Equipment; Paves Way for PAC-2 Provision to U.S.
The government has lifted a ban on the export of licensed defense equipment, which is manufactured i...
December 23, 2023
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Govt Seeks Deepened Security Cooperation with Revision of 3 Principles
With Friday’s revision of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology and t...
December 23, 2023
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Japan Plans Export of Patriot Missiles to U.S., ahead of Change to Arms Transfer Rules
The government is making final arrangements to ship domestically made Patriot missiles to the United...
December 20, 2023
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Japan, Philippines Agree on More Maritime Cooperation to Detect Suspicious Ships
Japan and the Philippines have agreed to help one another improve their “maritime domain awareness” ...
December 20, 2023
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Chinese Ships Enter Japanese Waters around Senkaku Isles
Naha, Okinawa Pref. (Jiji Press)—Four Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters ...
December 19, 2023
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North Korea Fires ICBM-Class Missile Into Sea of Japan; Missiles Launched on 2 Consecutive Days
North Korea launched a ballistic missile from the suburbs of Pyongyang in a northeasterly direction ...
December 18, 2023
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N. Korea Fires What Appears ICBM into Sea of Japan (UPDATE2)
TOKYO/SEOUL (Jiji Press) — North Korea fired what is presumed to be an intercontinental ballistic mi...
December 18, 2023
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile into Sea of Japan (UPDATE2)
Seoul, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)—North Korea fired what is presumed to be a short-range ballistic missile...
December 17, 2023
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