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Japan, South Korea Seek to Deepen Cooperation, Overcome Old Disputes
Unresolved historical disputes should not block South Korea and Japan from deepening ties in the fa...
May 7, 2023
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GSDF to Analyze Flight Recorder Recovered from Helicopter Wreckage
The Ground Self-Defense Force plans to analyze a flight recorder recovered from wreckage of the UH-6...
May 3, 2023
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Japan Protests South Korean Lawmaker Landing on Takeshima
Japan has protested the fact that a South Korean lawmaker has set foot on Takeshima in Shimane Prefe...
May 3, 2023
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Osprey Planes to Be Deployed at Japan’s Saga Airport following land sale
SAGA — Landowners voted Monday to sell to the Defense Ministry about 31 hectares of land necessary f...
May 2, 2023
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At Japan-Egypt Summit, Leaders Agree to Uphold Rule of Law
CAIRO — With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in mind, Japan and Egypt agreed Sunday to uphold the inter...
May 1, 2023
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New Guidelines Clarify SDF-JCG Cooperation in Event of Armed Attack
The government has adopted guidelines outlining procedures for cooperation between the Self-Defense ...
April 30, 2023
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Japan’s Ruling Parties Divided Over Export of Lethal Weapons
The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito have begun discussions aimed at revising the government’s p...
April 27, 2023
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Japanese Nationals Evacuated from Sudan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese nationals and their spouses totaling 45 people have left Sudan for Djibo...
April 25, 2023
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Japan: ASDF Aircraft to Be Dispatched to Sudan Soon
Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft, currently on standby in Djibouti, will be dispatched to t...
April 24, 2023
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Japan Begins Work to Deploy PAC-3 in Okinawa
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—The Defense Ministry on Sunday began work to additionally deploy the Air Self-Def...
April 24, 2023
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Japan Begins to Evacuate Nationals from Sudan
Evacuation of Japanese nationals in Sudan has begun by moving some of the about 60 Japanese from Kha...
April 24, 2023
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Japanese Residents Begin Moving from Khartoum in Preparation for Evacuation from Sudan
Some of the about 60 Japanese residents in Sudan have begun making their way to another city after l...
April 24, 2023
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New Head of Japan GSDF’s 8th Division Vows to Investigate Cause of Helicopter Crash
The new head of the Ground Self-Defense Force’s 8th Division on Saturday said it is vital to investi...
April 23, 2023
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Defense Minister Orders Missile Prep over N. Korea Launch Notice
One hundred and sixty years after the last men, women and children enslaved on Robert E. Lee's plant...
April 23, 2023
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Planes Arrive in Djibouti for Possible Evacuation of Japanese Nationals from Sudan
Air Self-Defense Force aircraft arrived in Djibouti before dawn on Sunday morning for the possible e...
April 23, 2023
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