Defense & Security
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MSDF Chief Apologizes for Destroyer Accident
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The head of the Maritime Self-Defense Force apologized on Tuesday for an accide...
January 18, 2023
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Japan Seeks Missile with Interchangeable Warheads for Reconnaissance, Radar Jamming
A cruise missile with three interchangeable warheads for reconnaissance and radar jamming in additio...
January 17, 2023
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Inoperable Japanese Destroyer Towed to Shipyard
A commercial vessel on Sunday morning began towing the disabled Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) ...
January 15, 2023
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Kishida, Biden Agree to Strengthen Deterrence, Response Capabilities of Alliance
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to strengthen the bila...
January 14, 2023
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Kishida, Biden Discuss Japan ‘Stepping up’ Security
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held wide-ranging ta...
January 14, 2023
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Japan, U.S. Shift Focus to Nansei Islands
WASHINGTON — A clear takeaway from the latest 2-plus-2 talks of the Japanese and U.S. foreign and de...
January 14, 2023
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Japan, U.S. Agree to Expedite Procedures for Defense Equipment Development
WASHINGTON — Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin agreed to expe...
January 13, 2023
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Construction of SDF Base Begins on Uninhabited Mageshima Island
The Defense Ministry has begun construction of a Self-Defense Force base on Mageshima Island in Nish...
January 13, 2023
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At Japan-U.S. 2+2 talks, allies agree to bolster defense of Nansei Islands
WASHINGTON — The Japanese and U.S. governments clearly showed Wednesday a resolve to boost defense c...
January 12, 2023
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Kishida, Sunak Sign Japan-Britain Security Pact
London, (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak,...
January 12, 2023
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Japan, U.S. to promote cooperation on dual-use technologies
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden are expected to agree at thei...
January 11, 2023
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Japan-U.S. Security Treaty to be applied to outer space
Japan and the United States have decided that Article 5 of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, which sti...
January 10, 2023
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GSDF Parachute Training Joined by British, Australian Units
Funabashi, Chiba Pref., Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s First Airborne ...
January 9, 2023
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Japan, U.S. to release joint paper on security cooperation
Japan and the United States are arranging to release a joint document focusing on bilateral security...
January 9, 2023
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As G7 chair, Japan to focus on Ukraine, East Asian security
Now that the international order has been shaken by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and China’s ...
January 8, 2023
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