Defense & Security
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Cyber Defenders To Need Prior OK To Neutralize Servers; Govt Eyes Establishing Independent Organ To Give Approval
Police and the Self-Defense Forces are expected to be required to obtain prior approval from an e...
January 16, 2025
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Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Takes Part in Parachuting Drill in Chiba Prefecture as GSDF 1st Airborne Brigade Conducts This Year’s 1st Field Drill
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani inspected the year’s first field drill of the Ground Self-Defense F...
January 13, 2025
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Japan, U.S., Philippine Leaders Commit to Security Cooperation
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The leaders of Japan, the United States and the Philippines agreed that the th...
January 13, 2025
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Quad Foreign Ministers to Meet in Washington on Jan. 21
Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)—The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia and Indi...
January 13, 2025
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Japan’s Deployment of F-35B Fighters to ASDF Base in Miyazaki Pref. until FY 2025; Delivery Delays Cited as Cause
Deployment of the Air Self-Defense Force’s F-35B stealth fighters to ASDF Nyutabaru Base in Miyaz...
January 11, 2025
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JAXA’s Confidential Information on Mars Project May Have Been Stolen in Cyberattacks; Chinese Govt Suspected of Being Involved in Attack
Confidential information related to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Mars explorat...
January 10, 2025
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China’s MirrorFace Hacking Group Has Launched Over 200 Cyberattacks on Japanese Govt, Firms Since 2019, Says NPA
The Chinese hacking group MirrorFace has carried out 210 cyberattacks on Japanese government agen...
January 9, 2025
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Japan Seeking Stronger Defense Cooperation With Indonesia; Joint Development of Naval Vessels Eyed to Counter China
JAKARTA ― By effectively exporting destroyers to Indonesia, the Japanese government hopes to coun...
January 9, 2025
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Japan, Indonesia to Resume Talks on Combat Ship Exports, Also Agree on More Active Exchanges of Human Resources
JAKARTA — Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has ag...
January 8, 2025
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Japan-U.S. Alliance Made Stroger Under Biden, Says Ishiba; PM Pushing to Meet Soon with Trump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba voiced appreciation for the strengthening of the Japan-U.S. allianc...
January 8, 2025
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile toward Sea of Japan (UPDATE 1)
Seoul/Tokyo (Jiji Press)—North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile from ...
January 6, 2025
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Japan to Map out Defense Export Strategy within 2025
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan plans to map out a strategy within 2025 to boost defense equipment exp...
January 5, 2025
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New Developments Seen in China’s Maritime Expansion; Japanese Govt Official Urges Calm, Stout Response
China seems to be pursuing a strategy of making a succession of minor changes to territorial issu...
January 2, 2025
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China Conducts Naval Blockade Exercise in Miyako Strait; CCG Ships Near Senkaku Islands Given Stronger Weapons
The Chinese navy and the China Coast Guard (CCG) in December jointly carried out activities simil...
January 1, 2025
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Japan to Again Propose Frigate Development With Indonesia; Seeks to Enhance Security Cooperation With East Asia Nations
The government has decided to again propose the joint development of Maritime Self-Defense Force ...
January 1, 2025
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