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Defense & Security
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Chinese military drones spotted near Okinawa
Two Chinese military drones flew near the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday, the ...
August 5, 2022
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China summons Japanese ambassador over G7 comment on Taiwan
BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) – China summoned the Japanese ambassador in Beijing to lodge stern represen...
August 5, 2022
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Long-range missiles, drones to be part of Defense Ministry budget requests
Arming the nation at the earliest stage with long-range missiles and the prompt acquisition of drone...
August 4, 2022
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A-bomb survivors call for concrete action plan
Atomic bomb survivors called on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to make every effort to help realize a ...
August 4, 2022
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Japan’s EEZ included in target area of China’s military drills
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Wednesday that Japan expressed concern to China that t...
August 3, 2022
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Kishida calls on global community to unite on nuclear disarmament
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed the importance of unity in the international community to real...
August 3, 2022
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Russian frigate passes through Soya Strait near Hokkaido
The Defense Ministry announced Monday that a Russian Navy frigate passed through the Soya Strait abo...
August 3, 2022
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Japan, U.S. foreign ministers affirm importance of Taiwan Strait
WASHINGTON — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Frida...
July 31, 2022
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Japan Foreign Minister Hayashi eyes talks with China counterpart
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is planning to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ...
July 30, 2022
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U.S., Japan to cooperate on semiconductors as part of new economic dialog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States and Japan launched a new high-level economic dialog on Frid...
July 30, 2022
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Japanese lawmakers hold security talks with Tsai in Taiwan
TAIPEI — A delegation of Japanese lawmakers including former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary Gen...
July 29, 2022
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MPD warns firms of ‘Russian spy’
The Metropolitan Police Department has alerted multiple semiconductor firms in the country that a st...
July 29, 2022
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Two Chinese navy ships pass through Osumi Strait
Two Chinese navy survey vessels have sailed northeast through the Osumi Strait off the coast of Kago...
July 29, 2022
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LDP bigwig calls for Japan to raise defense spending to mid ¥6 tril. range
Japan’s spending on defense should be increased from the about ¥5.4 trillion this fiscal year to the...
July 27, 2022
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Unmanned Chinese military aircraft spotted over Okinawa
An unmanned Chinese military aircraft was spotted in the airspace between the main island of Okinaw...
July 26, 2022
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