Defense & Security
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Japan Faces Difficult Decisions in Evacuating Its Citizens from Sudan
The government’s plan to evacuate Japanese nationals from Sudan swung into full gear Friday as an A...
April 21, 2023
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ASDF Aircraft Heads for Djibouti to Evacuate Japanese from Sudan
An Air Self-Defense Force C-130 cargo plane has left the Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture to Djib...
April 21, 2023
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2 Bodies Identified 2 Weeks after Chopper Crash in Japan
TOKYO, April 20 (Jiji Press) — Two bodies recovered after a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter cra...
April 21, 2023
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Preparations to Recover Lost GSDF Helicopter Could Start This Month
Preparations for retrieving the wreckage of the Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that crashed of...
April 20, 2023
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Japan Orders Air Self-Defense Force Planes to Djibouti as Sudan Conflict Escalates
As the situation in Sudan escalates, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Thursday morning ordered Ai...
April 20, 2023
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North Korea Claims to Complete First Spy Satellite
SEOUL — North Korea has completed its first reconnaissance satellite, the official Korean Central Ne...
April 19, 2023
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ASDF Fighter Jets Scrambled Some 800 Times in FY22
Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets scrambled 778 times in fiscal 2022 against foreign military airc...
April 19, 2023
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Sixth Body Likely from Missing Chopper Found
Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)—A sixth body, apparently that of one of the 10 people aboard a Japanes...
April 19, 2023
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Search Continues for Missing GSDF Personnel
Following the recovery of four bodies from waters near where a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter ...
April 18, 2023
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2 Bodies Likely From Missing Japanese Copter Recovered
MIYAKOJIMA, Okinawa (Jiji Press) — Two bodies believed to be from a missing Ground Self-Defense For...
April 17, 2023
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North Korean Missile Launch Triggers J-Alert in Hokkaido
North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile that fell into the Sea of Japan on Thursday morn...
April 13, 2023
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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile toward Sea of Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Thursday, its fi...
April 13, 2023
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Japan Corrects J-Alert Early Warning that Missile might Fall in Area near Hokkaido
Japan Corrects J-Alert Early Warning that Missile might Fall in Area near Hokkaido...
April 13, 2023
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Tokyo Urges Beijing to Stop Intrusions into Japanese Waters
Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)—Japan urged China on Monday to stop immediately intrusions by its coast...
April 11, 2023
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Defense Minister to Direct Coast Guard Chief in Emergency
In the event of an emergency, the defense minister will direct the head of the Japan Coast Guard as ...
April 11, 2023
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