Defense & Security
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Japan, Philippines Agree to High-Level Dialogue over Defense Equipment Exports; Foreign Ministers Agree to Strengthen Ties to Counter China
MANILA — Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro agreed Mon...
February 25, 2025
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Japan’s Defense Minister Inspects Japanese-made Radar System in Philippines; Philippine Counterpart Stresses its Importance
MANILA — Defense Minister Gen Nakatani inspected a Japanese-made air surveillance radar system be...
February 24, 2025
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Japan Wary of N. Korea’s Practical Combat Experience
Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)—North Korea has formed a de facto military alliance with Russia, whic...
February 24, 2025
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Independent Body Should Be Key to ‘Active Cyber Defense’; Yomiuri Interviews U.K. Investigatory Powers Commissioner
Brian Leveson, the U.K.’s investigatory powers commissioner, emphasized that a rigorous screening...
February 21, 2025
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Japan, Philippines Plan Defense Equipment Export Framework; Defense Ministers to Meet in Manila on Saturday
With a view to exporting defense equipment from Japan to the Philippines, the two governments wil...
February 19, 2025
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Japan To Be Absent From Meeting on N-Weapon Ban Treaty; Nuclear Deterrent ‘Essential to Nation’s Independence’ (Update 1)
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya officially said Tuesday that the government will not attend a meet...
February 18, 2025
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Japan, U.S., ROK Foreign Chiefs Reaffirm Cooperation over DPRK; 1st Meeting of 3 Countries’ FMs since 2nd Trump Administration
MUNICH — Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed to closely cooperate in responding to No...
February 16, 2025
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Chinese Navy Ships Passed through Sea around Japan’s Nansei Islands 68 Times in 2024; Number of Incidents More Than Triple Those in 2021
Chinese Navy ships passed through the waters surrounding the Nansei Islands 68 times while sailin...
February 16, 2025
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Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Teaming Up with Local Govts for Possible Nankai Trough Earthquake; Drills Conducted to Drop Relief Supplies
The Self-Defense Forces have made efforts to strengthen cooperation with local governments in pre...
February 8, 2025
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Japan, U.S., South Korea Foreign Ministers Expected to Meet in Munich; Mid-Feb. Trilateral Summit Will Be First Since Trump Inauguration
The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea have begun making arrangements ...
February 8, 2025
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DDoS Cyberattacks Becoming More Sophisticated, Larger in Scale; Damages Used to be Minor, But Now Damages Can Be Significant
An ongoing series of cyberattacks on companies in Japan since the end of last year are found to h...
February 5, 2025
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‘Carpet-Bomb’ DDoS Attacks Found to Have Targeted Key Domestic Infrastructure during Year-End, New Year Seasons
A series of cyberattacks targeting airports, financial institutions and other key infrastructure ...
February 4, 2025
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Japan, U.S. Defense Chiefs Agree to Reinforce Alliance; Protection of Senkaku Islands Reaffirmed
The Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs have reaffirmed that Article 5 of the Japan-U.S. Security Tr...
February 1, 2025
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1971 Japan Plane Crash Prompted New Safety Rules; ANA-SDF Collision Led to Establishment of JTSB
The deadly midair collision that occurred on Wednesday night between an American Airlines jet and...
January 31, 2025
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Japan, U.S Vow to Strengthen Defense Alliance in 1st Phone Talks; Confirmed U.S. Defense Obligation Applies to Senkakus
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed to strengthen the Japa...
January 31, 2025
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