Politics
Defense & Security
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Taiwan Crisis May Threaten Existence of Japan: LDP’s Taro Aso
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government may regard a possible contingency in Taiwan as a s...
January 11, 2024
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Ground Self-Defense Force’s 1st Airborne Brigade Conducts This Year’s 1st Parachuting Drill
The Ground Self-Defense Force showed to the press this year’s first parachuting drill by its 1st Air...
January 8, 2024
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4 Chinese Vessels Spotted Near Senkaku Islands, Totaling Record 352 Days Entering Contiguous Zone in 2023
Four China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels were spotted sailing in the contiguous zone (approximately 22 k...
December 31, 2023
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Japan Land Minister OK’s Design Changes for Okinawa Base Relocation; First Case of ‘Execution by Proxy’ under Law (Update 1)
Land minister Tetsuo Saito approved on Thursday design changes necessary for the relocation of a U.S...
December 28, 2023
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U.S. Ship Salvages Wreckage Believed to Be Part of Crashed Osprey
YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima — A U.S. ship on Wednesday salvaged what is believed to be part of the CV-22 Os...
December 27, 2023
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U.S. Bases in Okinawa to Be Listed as Security-Linked Sites
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government plans to designate 184 sites in 28 of the country’s 47 prefectur...
December 27, 2023
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Japan Weighs Using Communications Satellites for Space-based Surveillance
The government is considering adding surveillance capabilities to the Self-Defense Forces’ next-gene...
December 25, 2023
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U.S. Salvage Ship Arrives on Yakushima Island to Recover Crashed Osprey; Operations Expected to Begin Soon
YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima — A U.S. salvage ship arrived at Anbo port in Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefe...
December 24, 2023
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Japan’s Defense Ministry Punishes 245 SDF Members for Power Abuse, Sexual Harassment; GSDF General Receives Two-Rank Demotion
The Defense Ministry announced Friday that 245 Self-Defense Forces members have been punished for se...
December 24, 2023
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U.N. General Assembly Calls for Rulemaking on ‘Killer AI’; Russia, India Cast Only ‘No’ Votes; China, Israel Abstain
NEW YORK — The United Nations adopted during a General Assembly meeting on Friday a resolution to pr...
December 23, 2023
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Japanese Government Earmarks ¥373.1 billion for 2 Aegis-Equipped Vessels; Response to North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Threat
The government has earmarked ¥373.1 billion of its fiscal 2024 budget for the production of two Aegi...
December 23, 2023
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Govt Lifts Ban on Exports of Licensed Defense Equipment; Paves Way for PAC-2 Provision to U.S.
The government has lifted a ban on the export of licensed defense equipment, which is manufactured i...
December 23, 2023
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Govt Seeks Deepened Security Cooperation with Revision of 3 Principles
With Friday’s revision of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology and t...
December 23, 2023
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Japan Plans Export of Patriot Missiles to U.S., ahead of Change to Arms Transfer Rules
The government is making final arrangements to ship domestically made Patriot missiles to the United...
December 20, 2023
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Japan, Philippines Agree on More Maritime Cooperation to Detect Suspicious Ships
Japan and the Philippines have agreed to help one another improve their “maritime domain awareness” ...
December 20, 2023
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