Defense & Security
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Chinese Military Jet Abnormally Approaches SDF Plane Again
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Chinese military jet approached a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force reconnai...
July 11, 2025
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New Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Opens in Saga; Osprey Transport Aircraft Will Operate from Site
SAGA — A new Ground Self-Defense Force camp, Camp Saga, began operating on Wednesday on the north...
July 9, 2025
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Japanese, British, Italian Defense Ministers Discuss Fighter Jet Project; All Agree on Accelerating Development through Design and Management Entity Cooperation
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Monday held a trilateral videoconference with British Secretary ...
July 8, 2025
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Japan to Export Used Destroyers to Philippines, as Both Countries Look to Counter China on Seas
Tokyo and Manila have agreed that Japan will export some of its used destroyers to the Philippine...
July 7, 2025
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Rubio Unlikely to Visit Japan, S. Korea Soon
Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)—U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now unlikely to visit Japan and...
July 4, 2025
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Iwaya Tells Rubio Japan Will Use Own Judgment to Strengthen Defense Capabilities; No Spending Figure Discussed
WASHINGTON — Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio i...
July 3, 2025
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Board of Audit of Japan Warns Many MSDF P-1 Patrol Planes Inoperable; Parts Shortages, Device Defects Among Causes
Some Maritime Self-Defense Force P-1 patrol planes are not operational, according to a Board of A...
June 28, 2025
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Defense Minister Nakatani Urges Better Treatment for Regional SDF Personnel; Wants to Include Expenses in Budget Requests for Next Fiscal Year
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani revealed Thursday that he has pushed to accelerate discussion of im...
June 27, 2025
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Japan Braces for U.S. Demands of Additional Defense Spending Increases; Govt to Monitor Outcomes for NATO Members
The government is bracing for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to demand that Ja...
June 27, 2025
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GSDF Tests Surface-to-Ship Missile in Japan for 1st Time, Responding to Tense Security Environment
SAPPORO — The Ground Self-Defense Force test-fired a surface-to-ship missile at its range in Hokk...
June 25, 2025
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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong Intensifies Activities in Pacific; Defense Ministry Monitors Observe 70 Takeoffs and Landings from Friday to Sunday
Aircraft took off from and landed on the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong about 70 times between...
June 24, 2025
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U.S. Wants Japan to Raise Defense Spending to 5% of GDP; Pentagon Spokesperson Calls it ‘Common Sense’ to Match Europe
WASHINGTON — The United States believes its allies in Asia, including Japan, should increase thei...
June 23, 2025
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ASDF Transport Planes Arrive in Djibouti, Setting Up Evacuation of Japanese from Iran, Israel
Two of the Air Self-Defense Force’s C-2 transport planes departed for Djibouti in eastern Africa ...
June 22, 2025
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Japan to Provide Defense Equipment to 8 Countries Under OSA; Framework Helps Like-Minded Nations Enhance Security Capabilities
The government has begun discussing the selection of eight countries in fiscal 2025 as recipients...
June 21, 2025
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China’s Aircraft Carriers Conduct over 1,000 Flight Operations Near Japan Since Late May
About 270 takeoff and landing operations of fighter jets based on the Chinese Navy’s two aircraft...
June 21, 2025
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