Politics
Defense & Security
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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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U.S. OKs sale of advanced air-to-air missiles to Japan
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The U.S. government said Monday it has approved the sale of 150 advanced m...
July 26, 2022
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Japan-U.S. Economic 2+2 dialogue to boost cooperation in protecting advanced technologies
WASHINGTON — Japan and the United States will discuss ways to drastically reinforce bilateral cooper...
July 25, 2022
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Japan’s defense white paper includes hypothetical invasion of Taiwan by China
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe DF-21D (Dongfeng-21D) anti-ship ballistic missile, dubbed an “aircraft...
July 24, 2022
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Govt condemns Russia’s invasion in defense white paper
The government condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in its 2022 defense white paper approved at a ...
July 22, 2022
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China navy ship sails through Japanese territorial waters near Kagoshima Pref.
A Chinese Navy ship sailed through Japanese territorial waters near Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesda...
July 22, 2022
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JCG captain ‘thought cannon wasn’t loaded’
In the wake of the accidental firing of a 20mm cannon by a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel in Okinaw...
July 21, 2022
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China navy ship enters Japanese waters
A Chinese Navy ship sailed through Japanese territorial waters near Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesd...
July 21, 2022
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JCG patrol vessel accidentally fires 8 live rounds
A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel accidentally fired eight live rounds into a wooded area of an isla...
July 20, 2022
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Japan to invest in ‘specific critical technologies’ to enhance economic security
Japan plans to heavily invest in high-tech areas with the aim of enhancing the nation’s security, a...
July 18, 2022
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