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Japan Vessels Displaying Rising Sun Ensign to Make Port Call in South Korea
The Japanese and South Korean governments are making arrangements for a Maritime Self-Defense Force ...
May 25, 2023
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Engine Trouble Likely Led to Japan’s Okinawa Helicopter Crash in April
The Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that crashed in April off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture...
May 24, 2023
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Kishida Promises Ukraine 100 SDF vehicles, 30,000 Rations, Reaffirms Support
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday that Japan would...
May 22, 2023
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Russia Conducts Air Drill in Kuril Islands Ahead of G7 Summit
Russia announced Tuesday that it conducted an air defense drill in the Kuril Islands using the S-300...
May 17, 2023
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Japan Proposes 161 New Important Security Areas
The Japanese government proposed Friday that 161 additional locations in 10 prefectures including To...
May 13, 2023
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China Coast Guard Quadruples Number of Large Ships in Decade
The China Coast Guard now has 157 large vessels, nearly quadruple the number it had a decade ago, ac...
May 13, 2023
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2 Chinese Coast Guard Ships Enter Japanese Waters
NAHA (Jiji Press) — Two Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in...
May 12, 2023
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Russia Blasts NATO’s Plan to Open Office in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia on Wednesday criticized NATO’s plan to open an office in Japan as leadin...
May 11, 2023
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Japanese Foreign Minister Protests Chinese Ambassador’s Remarks on Japan, Taiwan
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Wednesday strongly protested remarks made about the Taiwan sit...
May 11, 2023
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NATO, Japan Working Toward Opening Tokyo Liaison Office, 1st in Asia
WASHINGTON — Japan and NATO are working toward opening a liaison office in Tokyo, Japanese Ambassado...
May 10, 2023
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Japan, ROK Eye Radar Link with U.S. to Detect N. Korean Missiles
Japan, South Korea and the United States plan to link the radar systems of Tokyo and Seoul via Washi...
May 9, 2023
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Fumio Kishida, in Seoul, Agrees with Yoon Suk Yeol to Enhance Security Against North Korea
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol agreed to strengthen cooperati...
May 8, 2023
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Japan, South Korea Seek to Deepen Cooperation, Overcome Old Disputes
Unresolved historical disputes should not block South Korea and Japan from deepening ties in the fa...
May 7, 2023
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GSDF to Analyze Flight Recorder Recovered from Helicopter Wreckage
The Ground Self-Defense Force plans to analyze a flight recorder recovered from wreckage of the UH-6...
May 3, 2023
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Japan Protests South Korean Lawmaker Landing on Takeshima
Japan has protested the fact that a South Korean lawmaker has set foot on Takeshima in Shimane Prefe...
May 3, 2023
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