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    September 26, 2022

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    September 25, 2022

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    SEOUL — North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan around 6:53 a.m. S...

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    NEW YORK — A U.S.-led alliance, which includes Japan, Australia, Britain and New Zealand, intends t...

    September 24, 2022

  • Japan govt announces new 10-member council for boosting defense capabilities

    The government on Thursday announced the 10 members who will make up a new panel that will discuss h...

    September 23, 2022

  • U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for joint drills

    BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the Sout...

    September 23, 2022

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    September 21, 2022

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    BEIJING (AP) — President Joe Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan if China tries to invade the...

    September 19, 2022

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    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government and the ruling bloc will start discussing hikes in corporate, fi...

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    September 16, 2022

  • Japan gets U.S. support for its stance to mull counterstrike capabilities

    WASHINGTON — Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada met with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin in the Unit...

    September 15, 2022

  • 2 Chinese missile destroyers sail between Okinawa, Miyakojima islands

    The Defense Ministry said Wednesday that two Luyang II-class missile destroyers of the Chinese Navy ...

    September 15, 2022

  • Attack drones to be tested for defense of remote islands

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    September 14, 2022

  • 2 Chinese destroyers pass through contiguous zone off Amami-Oshima island

    The Defense Ministry said Tuesday that two Luyang II-class missile destroyers of the Chinese Navy pa...

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