Defense & Security
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Chinese Helicopter Violates Japan Airspace, Takes Off From Coast Guard Ship Near Senkaku Islands
A Chinese helicopter violated Japanese airspace after it took off from a China Coast Guard ship n...
May 4, 2025
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China Chopper Violates Japanese Airspace near Senkakus
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Chinese helicopter flew in Japanese airspace around the Senkaku Islands fo...
May 4, 2025
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China Building Ship That Could Be Used Against Taiwan; Satellites Spot Dual-Use Vessel about 200 Meters Long
China appears to be constructing a dual-use ship that could play an important role in possible fu...
May 2, 2025
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Japan’s Ishiba Holds Talks with Philippine’s Marcos; Leaders Expected to Work on Security Cooperation Agreements
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is visiting the Philippines, held talks with Philippine Presid...
April 29, 2025
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Chinese Aircraft Conduct Flight Drills on Aircraft Carrier near Japan’s Okinawa Pref.; About 130 Takeoffs, Landings Observed
The Chinese Navy aircraft carrier Shandong was seen near Okinawa Prefecture from Wednesday to Fri...
April 27, 2025
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Japan, Philippines Likely to Sign Military Information Agreement; GSOMIA Needed for Countries to Exchange Sensitive Military Info
The Japanese and Philippine governments have entered the final phase in coordinating the early si...
April 23, 2025
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Yomiuri Shimbun Analysis Finds North Korean Self-propelled Artillery Deployed in Russia; Vehicles Show Signs of Movement (UPDATE 1)
North Korean 170mm self-propelled artillery systems have been deployed to Russian territory at a ...
April 20, 2025
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2027 Sendai to Host U.N.-Led Disaster Risk Reduction Conference; Government Hopes to Use Opportunity to Develop Sendai Framework Successor
The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, organized by the United Natio...
April 19, 2025
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‘Sympathy Budget’ to Be Focus in Tariff Negotiations; U.S. President Trump Calls Over ¥200 Billion Annual Japanese Support for American Troops Insufficient
The so-called sympathy budget, the money paid by Japan to defray the costs of stationing U.S. for...
April 19, 2025
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Security-related Spending for Fiscal 2025 Set for 1.8％ of GDP; About ¥9.9 Tril. in Funding Designated for this Goal
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Japan’s security-related budget for fiscal 2025 is about ¥9.9 ...
April 16, 2025
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Russian Pacific Fleet Conducts Combat Drill in Gulf of Sea of Japan
The Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet conducted a combat drill off the coast of Vladivostok in the Ru...
April 15, 2025
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Govt Survey Finds Contingency Shelter Equipment, Food Stocks in Japan Inadequate; Plans for Improvements by March 2026
Many facilities slated for use as contingency shelters lack sufficient equipment and food stocks,...
April 13, 2025
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G7 Foreign Chiefs Voice Concern over Chinese Drills near Taiwan
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major democracies released a ...
April 7, 2025
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China Intensifies Strategy to Block U.S. Intervention in Case of Conflict in Taiwan or South China Sea
China’s increased deployment of drones in the airspace around the Nansei Islands that span Kyushu...
April 4, 2025
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China Drone Flights Near Japan up 7 Times From Fiscal 2021; Is China Preparing for Possible Taiwan Invasion?
The Defense Ministry detected 30 Chinese drones flying in airspace near the Nansei Islands in sou...
April 3, 2025
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