Defense & Security
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Japan Foreign Minister Informs Palestinian Counterpart of Additional $65 Million in Aid
TEL AVIV / AMMAN — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Ri...
November 4, 2023
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46 People Arrive in Japan from Israel
Forty-six Japanese and foreign nationals arrived at Haneda Airport at 6:45 p.m. on Friday after leav...
November 3, 2023
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46 People Leave Israel Aboard Japan SDF Plane
TOKYO (Jiji Press)— Forty-six Japanese and foreign nationals have left Israel aboard the Air Self-De...
November 3, 2023
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10 Japanese, 8 Palestinians Evacuate from Gaza to Egypt
Ten Japanese nationals and eight Palestinian family members who had expressed a desire to leave Gaza...
November 2, 2023
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Japan, U.K., Italy Discuss Joint Organization to Develop Next-generation Fighter Jet
Japan, Britain and Italy held talks Tuesday in Rome regarding the establishment of a joint organizat...
November 2, 2023
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Japan to Provide Defense Equipment to Philippines; Patrol Boats, Radars, Drones Have Deterrence Against China in Mind
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to confirm the provision of defense-related equipment to th...
November 1, 2023
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Japan, Britain to Hold Foreign, Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Tokyo
The Japanese and British governments have begun coordinating for their foreign and defense ministers...
November 1, 2023
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World’s Coast Guard Leaders Gather in Tokyo
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Leaders of coast guard authorities around the world gathered in Tokyo for two-d...
October 31, 2023
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Chinese Aircraft Practice Take-offs from Shandong Carrier near Okinawa Pref.
China’s Shandong aircraft carrier was confirmed to have sailed in the Pacific Ocean with four other ...
October 29, 2023
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U.S. OKs Sale of RAM Ship-To-Air Missiles to Japan
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The U.S. government on Tuesday said that it has approved the sale of Rolli...
October 25, 2023
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Japan, U.S., S. Korea Conduct 1st Joint Air Drill
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — Japan, the United States and South Korea conducted a joint aerial drill over wa...
October 23, 2023
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Govt to Dispatch Human Resources with Evacuation Drill Expertise; North Korea Missile Launches Shows Need for Drills
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoResidents are seen during a drill simulating an evacuation during a ballis...
October 22, 2023
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The U.S. is Welcomed in the Indo-Pacific Region and Should Do More, Ambassador to Japan Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is welcomed in the Indo-Pacific region and needs to update its a...
October 21, 2023
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Japan, South Korea Nationals Among 83 Evacuated from Israel by Japanese Air SDF Plane
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force plane evacuated 83 Japanese and other nationals from Israel and arriv...
October 20, 2023
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2 Japanese SDF Transport Planes Arrive in Jordan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Two Japanese Air Self-Defense Force transport planes arrived in Jordan on Tuesd...
October 18, 2023
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