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  • Quad countries’ joint drills opened to press

    The Maritime Self-Defense Force on Friday invited the press to observe Malabar, a joint exercise wit...

    November 12, 2022

  • Japan, U.S. Foreign, Defense Ministers to meet in Jan.

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States are expected to ...

    November 10, 2022

  • N. Korea launches ballistic missile, believed to have dropped outside Japan EEZ

    A flying object North Korea launched Wednesday, which may be a ballistic missile, is believed to hav...

    November 9, 2022

  • MSDF, JCG to hold drill simulating armed attack on Senkakus

    The Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Japan Coast Guard plan to conduct a joint drill simulating a...

    November 9, 2022

  • SDF to dispatch MCV to Yonaguni for Japan-U.S. joint exercise

    he Self-Defense Forces will for the first time dispatch a Type 16 mobile combat vehicle to Yonaguni ...

    November 9, 2022

  • Govt. to create ‘comprehensive defense budget’ framework to meet 2% target

    The government plans to compile defense-related budget requests under a new “comprehensive defense b...

    November 8, 2022

  • JCG, MSDF to jointly operate surveillance drone

    The Japan Coast Guard and the Maritime Self-Defense Force have begun planning joint operations of an...

    November 7, 2022

  • Kishida vows to enhance defense capabilities

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, participating in an international fleet review on...

    November 6, 2022

  • Japan’s prime minister mourns Self-Defense Forces personnel killed in line of duty 

    A memorial service for fallen members of the Self-Defense Forces was held at the Defense Ministry, a...

    November 6, 2022

  • Tokyo, Seoul begin coordination for summit talk

    The governments of Japan and South Korea have begun coordination to hold a summit meeting of the lea...

    November 5, 2022

  • North Korea expediting ICBM development

    SEOUL — North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test appears to have ended in failur...

    November 5, 2022

  • Govt designates missile attack evacuation sites, but few know where they are

    With North Korea stepping up its launching of ballistic missiles in Japan’s direction, local governm...

    November 4, 2022

  • Japan, U.S., S. Korea arranging summit talks to bolster deterrence against N. Korea

    A summit meeting between Japan, the United States and South Korea is likely to be held in mid-Novemb...

    November 4, 2022

  • Govt. to create special budget category to develop air, sea ports for defense purposes

    The government is poised to create a special category in the budget to develop public infrastructure...

    November 3, 2022

  • Japan heightens vigilance after North Korea fires barrage of missiles

    The Japanese government has heightened its vigilance of rapidly escalating tensions on the Korean P...

    November 3, 2022

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