Defense & Security
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Japan, U.S. planning January meeting of foreign, defense chiefs
Arrangements are being made to hold a Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee meeting of the two ...
December 29, 2022
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Japan to Issue J-Alert Early Warnings More Quickly
Tokyo — The Japanese government said Wednesday that it will shorten the time it takes to issue an ea...
December 29, 2022
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Hierarchical nature of SDF partly behind captain’s leak of secrets to former superior officer
For the first time under the Law on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets, an alleged leak ...
December 27, 2022
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Japan mulling missile unit deployment on Yonaguni
The Defense Ministry is considering deploying a surface-to-air guided missile unit on a Ground Self-...
December 27, 2022
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China Coast Guard vessels stay in Japan’s territorial waters off Senkakus for 72 hours, longest since 2012
For over 72 hours, China Coast Guard vessels stayed in Japan’s territorial waters, the longest conti...
December 26, 2022
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MSDF captain in secrets probe belonged to intelligence unit
The Maritime Self-Defense Force captain suspected of deliberately leaking designated state secrets o...
December 26, 2022
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Chinese govt ships stay in Japanese waters for over 72 hours
NAHA (Jiji Press) — Chinese government ships left Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okin...
December 25, 2022
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MSDF captain suspected of leaking specially designated secrets
A Maritime Self-Defense Force captain is suspected of leaking classified information that falls unde...
December 24, 2022
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N. Korea fires ballistic missile days after U.S.-S. Korea drills
SEOUL (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters. ...
December 23, 2022
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Chinese military simulating attacks on Nansei Islands
BEIJING — A Chinese carrier strike group has been conducting drills to simulate attacks on Japan’s N...
December 22, 2022
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4 China vessels enter Japanese territorial waters
Four Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands, Oki...
December 22, 2022
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Japan eyes space security framework
The government plans to create a space security framework that will serve as guidelines for activiti...
December 22, 2022
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Japan to help Ukraine remove landmines
Japan will support Ukraine in the removal of landmines planted by Russian forces, according to Japan...
December 20, 2022
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North Korea threatens strong military steps against Japan
SEOUL (AP) — North Korea threatened Tuesday to take “bold and decisive military steps” against Japan...
December 20, 2022
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North Korea claims to have conducted ‘final-stage test for reconnaissance satellite’
SEOUL — North Korean state media reported Monday that the country had conducted an important final-s...
December 19, 2022
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