Defense & Security
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Kishida says North Korea missile launches may have included ICBM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that one of the missiles fired by North Korea may have b...
November 3, 2022
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Cautious approach needed to promote competition in app stores
The government has compiled a report on the need to promote competition in app marketplaces amid con...
November 3, 2022
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N. Korea fires what appears to be third ballistic missile on a single day Thursday
North Korea fired what appears to be a ballistic missile again, the third on a single day, on Thursd...
November 3, 2022
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Japan condemns North Korea’s latest missile launches
The government lodged a protest with Pyongyang via the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday foll...
November 2, 2022
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‘World’s strongest fighter jet’ heading for Kadena Air Base
The U.S. military is considering gradually retiring F-15 fighter jets stationed at its Kadena Air Ba...
November 2, 2022
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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles into Sea of Japan
SEOUL (Jiji Press)—North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on W...
November 2, 2022
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Hundreds of warplanes take part in major U.S.-South Korea military air drills
SEOUL — The United States and South Korea on Monday began a major joint military air exercise invol...
October 31, 2022
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Surveillance satellites over Japan planned to counter killer satellites
To reinforce vigilance in outer space above Japan, the Defense Ministry has formulated a policy of p...
October 31, 2022
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Experiment vessel plans in works as Japan looks to possess submarines carrying long-range missiles
Moves are being made to build an experiment vessel to examine technical issues toward possibly posse...
October 30, 2022
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Pay for increased defense spending through tax hikes, not JGBs, fiscal panel meeting suggests
Increased defense spending should be funded by tax hikes, according to the majority of members of a ...
October 29, 2022
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Govt eyes U.S. Tomahawk missiles to bolster defense
The Japanese government has approached the United States about purchasing Tomahawk cruise missiles a...
October 28, 2022
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Matsuno ‘seriously concerned about use of N-weapons’ after Russia’s drills
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno expressed concerns Thursday over the Russian military’s exe...
October 28, 2022
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New security declaration clearly demonstrates quasi-alliance between Japan, Australia
PERTH, Australia — A new joint declaration by Japan and Australia to deepen their security cooperati...
October 23, 2022
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U.S. forces describe Sea of Japan as ‘East Sea’
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the U.S. Pacific Fleet labeled the Sea of Japan the East Sea, the ...
October 22, 2022
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Okinawa to accept relocation of U.S. military port to Urasoe
The Okinawa prefectural government is expected to approve a plan to relocate the U.S. forces’ Naha P...
October 22, 2022
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