Defense & Security
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Japan, U.S. to Accelerate Efforts for Smoother Command; Aim to Boost SDF, U.S. Forces’ Communication, Info Sharing
Japan and the United States agreed to accelerate their review of the command and control framewor...
May 5, 2024
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Pacific Rim Defense Chiefs Express Serious Maritime Concerns, Naming China; Coordinated Support Pledged for Philippines
HONOLULU — Defense chiefs from Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines have expre...
May 4, 2024
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Speaks at OECD Meeting
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and ...
May 2, 2024
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Japan, U.S., Australian Defense Ministers to Ink Pact; Deal Will Strengthen Research Cooperation
WASHINGTON ― Japan, the United States and Australia are in the final phases of preparation to sig...
May 1, 2024
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Japan, France Likely to Start Talks on Joint Drill Agreement This Week; Kishida to Meet Macron in Paris
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Paris on Thursday where he is expected to meet with Frenc...
May 1, 2024
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MSDF Helicopters Thought to Have Collided In Night Drills; Advanced Training Fraught With Danger for Personnel
Two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters that crashed on April 20 are increasingly believed to...
April 28, 2024
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Survey of Senkaku Islands Forced to Halt Due to Approach of Chinese Vessel; JCG Ships Step in to Block Approach
An environmental survey of the Senkaku Islands and the surrounding waters conducted by the munici...
April 27, 2024
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Review of Japan-U.S. Command, Control Frameworks Praised; Indo-Pacific Command Chief Stresses Value of Cooperation
John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, praised the decision by Japan and the ...
April 24, 2024
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Names of Crew Members Aboard Crashed MSDF Choppers Released
Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press) — The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force on Tuesday released the n...
April 24, 2024
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U.S. Military Aircraft to Join Search for MSDF Members; 7 Still Missing Since Two MSDF Helicopters Crashed During Training Exercise
The U.S. military plans to send a patrol aircraft to join the search for seven missing Japanese M...
April 23, 2024
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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile, Falls Outside Japan’s EEZ
North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Monday and is esti...
April 22, 2024
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Japanese Self-Defense Forces’ Nighttime Helicopter Accident Hearkens Back to Others in 2017, 2021
Two Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol helicopters that crashed into the sea east of Tokyo’s Izu ...
April 22, 2024
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No Abnormal Flight Data from Missing MSDF Helicopters East of Torishima Island; Defense Minister States Cause of Probable Crash Still Unknown
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Monday that the flight data recorders of the Maritime Self-De...
April 22, 2024
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No Sign of Aircraft in Vast Ocean as Search Efforts Continues for 7 Missing After Possible MSDF Helicopter Collision
The morning after two Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol helicopters lost communication near the ...
April 21, 2024
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No Foreign Involvement in Helicopter Crash
A senior Maritime Self-Defense Force official said early Sunday that there was no foreign involve...
April 21, 2024
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