Defense & Security
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Taiwan’s Semiconductor Giants Build Overseas Amid Global Demand, Local Labor Shortage
TAIPEI — Taiwanese semiconductor foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and United ...
November 12, 2023
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Govt to Draft Tougher Measures on GSDF Vehicle Resale by Year-End
The government plans to disclose the results of its investigation into the alleged resale of retired...
November 11, 2023
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China Coast Guard Vessels Enter Japan’s Territorial Waters off Senkaku Islands; Tokyo Protests to Beijing
Four China Coast Guard vessels entered Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands, Okinawa P...
November 10, 2023
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Japan’s ASDF Aircraft Relocated to Greece From Jordan Amid Gaza Conflict
One of the two Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft that were on standby in Jordan amid the...
November 7, 2023
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China Conducts 570 Takeoffs, Landings at Flattop off Japan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—China conducted about 570 aircraft takeoffs and landings at its flattop Shandong ...
November 7, 2023
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Monitoring of Foreign Vessels Stretching Japan’s MSDF
The Maritime Self-Defense Force is finding it increasingly difficult to monitor the movements of for...
November 7, 2023
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Japan Uses Small Vessels for 70% of Warning, Surveillance; Have Inferior Ability to Follow, Monitor Foreign Warships
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoA Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeping boat is seen near Miyako Island...
November 7, 2023
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Missile-alert Evacuation Drill Held in Tokyo
Local residents carried out an evacuation drill Monday morning in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on the assump...
November 6, 2023
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Kishida Asks Anwar for Help in Deepening Japan-Malaysia Ties, Cooperation with ASEAN Summit in Tokyo
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim to ...
November 5, 2023
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Kishida Advocates Stronger ASEAN Ties to Counter China, Pledges to Encourage Public, Private Sector Cooperation
MANILA — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered the first-ever speech by a Japanese prime minister a...
November 5, 2023
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Kishida Visits Philippine Coast Guard HQ, Discusses Japan-U.S.-R.P. Cooperation
MANILA — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday visited the headquarters of the Philippine Coast G...
November 5, 2023
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Chinese Govt Ships Enter Waters near Senkaku Islands for 4th Day in Row
NAHA (Jiji Press) — Two Chinese coast guard ships on Saturday entered Japanese waters around the Sen...
November 5, 2023
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Japanese, Jordanian Foreign Ministers Agree to Cooperate to Realize Humanitarian Cease-fire in Gaza
AMMAN — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met her Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Al Safadi, in Amman on S...
November 5, 2023
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Tighter Security Ties between Japan, Philippines Highlights Strong Sense of Urgency over China Expansion
MANILA — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s move to deepen security cooperation with the Philippines hig...
November 4, 2023
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Kishida Addresses Philippine Congress, Stresses Cooperation; Highlights Coastal Radar Agreement Under New OSA System
MANILA — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Philippine Congress on Saturday that multilayered co...
November 4, 2023
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