Defense & Security
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200 Visitors Board Osprey during GSDF Event at Camp in Chiba Prefecture
About 200 visitors boarded a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor transport aircraft during a Ground Self-Defens...
October 6, 2024
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Defense Ministry Signs Contracts for 2 Aegis-Equipped Vessels
The Defense Ministry has signed contracts to build two vessels equipped with the Aegis system, wh...
September 30, 2024
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Ishiba: Asian NATO Must Consider Introduction of N-Weapons, Japan-U.S. Treaty Should Be Pact Between ‘Ordinary Nations’
Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba said “the creation of an Asian version of NATO ...
September 29, 2024
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Defense Minister Orders ASDF Aircraft to Be Readied for Transporting Japanese Nationals from Lebanon
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara has ordered Air Self-Defense Force aircraft to be moved to Jordan ...
September 27, 2024
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Former Australian PM Morrison Calls for Stronger Cooperation in Quad in Tokyo Speech; China’s Hegemonic Behavior in Mind
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison emphasized the need for stronger collaboration wi...
September 27, 2024
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Chinese Ship Followed MSDF Destroyer Through Taiwan Strait; Beijing Wary of Sazanami Transit
A Chinese naval vessel followed the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer that sailed through the...
September 27, 2024
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Japan Pushes Back On China With Taiwan Strait Cruise; More Restrained Approach Seen Losing Effectiveness
The bold decision to send a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer through the Taiwan Strait for t...
September 26, 2024
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MSDF Destroyer Sails Through Taiwan Strait for 1st Time; Japan Aims to Counter Increasingly Assertive China
A Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer has sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time s...
September 26, 2024
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Flares Were Meant to Send Clear Warning to Russian Plane, Says Japan’s Defense Minister; Russia’s Aims Being Looked Into
The Defense Ministry has said that its use of flares, after a Russian patrol aircraft trespassed ...
September 24, 2024
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Japan Fires Flares to Warn Russian Plane Violating Airspace; 1st Use of Flares in Response to Airspace Violation
The Air Self-Defense Force launched flares on Monday to warn a Russian military patrol aircraft t...
September 24, 2024
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Japan Scrambles Fighter Aircraft After Russia Violates Airspace
Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japan’s air space three times over Rebun Island in nort...
September 23, 2024
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Japan, U.S., Australia, India to Cooperate in Maritime Security
Wilmington, Delaware (Jiji Press)—Leaders from the Quad countries of Japan, the United States, Au...
September 23, 2024
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Japan, ASEAN to Cooperate to Build Next-Generation Vehicles
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have adopted a joint stat...
September 23, 2024
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Quad Coast Guards to Carry Each Other’s Personnel in Indo-Pacific; Joint Initiative Planned for Training Third Countries
The coast guards of Japan, the United States, Australia and India plan next year to start carryin...
September 20, 2024
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Japanese Govt to Create Framework to Use Startups’ Advanced Technologies for Development of Defense Equipment
The Defense Ministry and the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry announced on Wednesday that the...
September 19, 2024
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