Defense & Security
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China Conducts 2nd Day of Exercises Around Taiwan; Naming Suggests More Drills to Come Later This Year
BEIJING — The Chinese military on Wednesday conducted a second consecutive day of large-scale mil...
April 2, 2025
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74% of Americans Believe Japan-U.S. Security Treaty Should Be Maintained, Says Survey by Foreign Ministry
Seventy-four percent of Americans think the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty should be maintained, acco...
April 1, 2025
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Japan, U.S. Defense Ministers Agree to Boost Coordination Through Upgrading of U.S. Forces Japan
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed on Sunday at their f...
March 31, 2025
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Nakatani, Hegseth Agree to Strengthen Deterrence, Response; Confirm U.S. Forces Japan Starting Transition to Joint HQ
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed to strengthen the Ja...
March 30, 2025
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5 Kosen Colleges to Use New Training Ships to Provide Aid During Disasters; Designed to Carry Up to 50 Evacuees per Vessel
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry is providing new navigation train...
March 30, 2025
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Japan PM Attends Joint U.S.-Japan Memorial Ceremony on Iwoto; Ishiba Emphasizes Commitment to Peace, U.S.-Japan Alliance
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited Iwoto, also known as Iwojima, in Ogasawara, Tokyo, on Satur...
March 29, 2025
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Japan Must Confirm Defense Emergency Before Funding Evacuations, But Doing So Could Be Highly Political
The government’s timing in confirming a “situation where armed attacks are anticipated” around Ja...
March 29, 2025
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Sakishima Islands Evacuation Plan Not Yet Perfected; Prospect of Taiwan Contingency Said to Be Growing
The government’s plan to evacuate 120,000 people from several southwestern Japanese islands near Tai...
March 28, 2025
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Japan Draws Up Evacuation Plan from Okinawa Pref. Islands; Evacuees to Be Relocated to 8 Other Prefs in Event of Taiwan Contingency
The government has released a comprehensive plan to evacuate residents and tourists on the Sakish...
March 28, 2025
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Tokyo, Washington to Confirm Reorganization of U.S. Forces in Japan into Joint Force HQ at Meeting of Defense Chiefs
Tokyo and Washington are working toward confirming the reorganization of U.S. Forces Japan into a...
March 27, 2025
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Trump Brings Uncertainty to Plan to Reorganize U.S. Forces in Japan
The Japanese and U.S. governments have been looking to reorganize U.S. forces stationed in Japan ...
March 25, 2025
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Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Joint Operations Command Established; Aims to Boost Response to Disasters, Contingencies
The Defense Ministry on Monday established Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Joint Operations Command (...
March 24, 2025
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Think Tank Suspects Delay in Attack Plan Against Taiwan; China’s Xi Orders Military to Make Up Delay in 5-Year Plan
The Chinese military was ordered to make up the delay in a project believed to be linked to attac...
March 24, 2025
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Chinese Ships Stay in Japanese Territorial Waters for Record Time; Break Previous Record of Roughly 80 Hours
Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinaw...
March 24, 2025
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Foreign Ministers of Japan, China, South Korea Agree to Coordinate Summit Meeting; Economic Cooperation, DPRK Discussed
The foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea agreed Saturday that they would “speed up c...
March 22, 2025
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