Politics
Defense & Security
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Japan Gives SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Constellation Trial Run
The Self-Defense Forces have been using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation on a trial basis s...
June 25, 2023
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Defense Capability Buildup on Southwestern Islands Important: Kishida
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed Friday the need to strengthen defense capabilities on...
June 24, 2023
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Japan Holds 1st Drill Based on SDF-JCG Emergency Manual
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan on Thursday conducted its first field exercise involving the Self-Defense...
June 23, 2023
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4 Chinese Ships Sail in Japanese Waters near Senkakus
Naha, Okinawa Pref., June 21 (Jiji Press) — Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed in Japanese waters...
June 22, 2023
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Japan Seeks to Export Used F-15 Jet Engines to Indonesia
Used F-15 fighter jet engines are being considered for export to Indonesia, according to several gov...
June 18, 2023
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Draft of Japan’s Defense Equipment Strategy Focuses on Domestic Supply
The government intends to seek domestically produced defense equipment when acquiring new ammunitio...
June 18, 2023
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Japan Lists 12 Key Fields in 1st Defense Technology Guidelines
The government has specified 12 key fields necessary to strengthen national security in defense tech...
June 17, 2023
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Japan-U.S.-ROK Summit Eyed for Washington in August
The top leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea plan to hold a meeting in Washington in ...
June 17, 2023
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Japan Aims to Double Child-Linked Fiscal Spending by Early 2030s
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Friday adopted its annual basic economic and fiscal policy gu...
June 17, 2023
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Japan, U.S., Philippines Agree to Strengthen Security Ties amid Tensions over China, N. Korea
TOKYO (AP) — The national security advisers of the United States, Japan and the Philippines held the...
June 17, 2023
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Japan Set to Send Gunpowder to U.S. to Bolster Production of Artillery Shells for Ukraine
Japan is poised to supply a raw material used to manufacture artillery shells to the United States, ...
June 16, 2023
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Ballistic Missiles Fired by North Korea May Have Fallen into Japan’s EEZ
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan at about 7:25 p.m. a...
June 15, 2023
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Construction of GSDF Osprey Facility Starts in Saga
SAGA — Construction of a facility for the planned deployment of Ground Self-Defense Force Osprey tra...
June 13, 2023
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Japan to Signal Delay in Tax Hike for Defense Spending
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is coordinating with the ruling parties to signal in its upcomin...
June 13, 2023
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Xi Makes First Remarks on Ryukyus, Mentioning China’s ‘Deep Exchange’ with Okinawa
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this month referred to exchanges between China and Ry...
June 11, 2023
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