Defense & Security
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Senior U.S. Diplomat Foresees Progress on Japan, AUKUS Cooperation; Nuclear Issue to Be Skirted
A senior U.S. diplomat has said that the Japan-U.S. summit planned for April in Washington is exp...
March 22, 2024
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Ground Self-Defense Force Resumes Osprey Flights; Operations to be Limited to Training Near Airfield
CAMP KISARAZU, Chiba — The Ground Self-Defense Force resumed flights on Thursday morning of Ospre...
March 21, 2024
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Forming ‘FMCT Friends’ Aims to Nudge China Toward Moratorium on Making New Fissile Material
NEW YORK — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa aimed to create an encircling net around China as part ...
March 20, 2024
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SDF Conducted 27 Guarding Missions for Foreign Militaries in 2023; 2nd-Highest Figure since 2017
The Defense Ministry said on Monday that in 2023 the Self-Defense Forces conducted 27 cases of gu...
March 19, 2024
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North Korea Launches 3 Ballistic Missiles, First Since January; Projectiles Believed to Have Come Down Outside Japan’s EEZ (Update 1)
North Korea launched three ballistic missiles from the country’s west coast on Monday morning, tw...
March 18, 2024
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North Korea Fires Possible Ballistic Missile Again
A possible ballistic missile was fired again from North Korea at 8:24 a.m. Monday, according to t...
March 18, 2024
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Possible Ballistic Missile Launched from North Korea
A possible ballistic missile was launched from North Korea at 7:54 a.m. Monday, according to the ...
March 18, 2024
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Cabinet Decision To Be Required Each Time Fighter Aircraft Exported; Kishida Shows Considerations to LDP Coalition Partner Komeito
“Double cabinet approval” is being considered for exporting next-generation fighter aircraft to b...
March 14, 2024
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U.S. Military Osprey Flights Resume in Japan; Concerns Raised Over Safety, Transparency (Update 1)
Flights of U.S. military Osprey aircraft, which had been grounded after a fatal crash off Kagoshi...
March 14, 2024
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Japan Govt Increasingly Wary of Additional North Korean Satellite Launches; Tokyo to Enhance Cooperation with Washington, Seoul
The Japanese government is becoming increasingly wary of any additional launches by North Korea o...
March 12, 2024
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Data Shows N. Korean Spy Satellite Controllable; Analysis Finds Steadily Orbiting over Japan, S. Korea
A military reconnaissance satellite launched by North Korea last November was found to have been ...
March 12, 2024
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Japan, U.S. Eye Greater Production of Defense Parts Amid Concerns Over Insufficient U.S. Stockpile
Japan and the United States are preparing to agree to strengthen their joint production of defens...
March 10, 2024
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Cause of Japan GSDF Helicopter Crash in Okinawa Pref. in April 2023 Concluded to Be Unidentified; UH-60JA Crash
The Ground Self-Defense Force’s investigation committee has concluded that the direct cause of a ...
March 10, 2024
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U.S. Military Lifts Ban on Osprey Flights; Resumption of Flights in Japan yet to be Confirmed
The Japanese and U.S. governments announced Friday that the U.S. military has lifted a worldwide ...
March 9, 2024
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Japan Proposes Plan to Limit Next-Gen Fighter Jet Exports; Ruling Parties Hope to Ensure Jets Do Not Contribute to Conflicts
The government has proposed a plan to exclude countries involved in armed conflicts from the list...
March 9, 2024
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