Defense & Security
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Japan Wants China Buoy Removed From EEZ Near Senkaku Islands; Deployment Said to Violate U.N. Convention on Law of the Sea
Japan is demanding that China immediately remove the buoy deployed in Japan’s exclusive economic zon...
September 20, 2023
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Discovery Abroad of Old Ground Self-Defense Force Vehicles Invites Strict Govt Response
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Tuesday the government would respond strictly to the discovery ...
September 19, 2023
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Exclusive: China Installs Survey Buoy in Japan’s EEZ near Senkaku Islands (Update 1)
The Japanese government has protested to China after confirming that it deployed another oceanograph...
September 18, 2023
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2 Old GSDF High Mobility Vehicles Brought Back to Japan Cause Concern
Two retired Ground Self-Defense Force high mobility vehicles have been found in Japan after they wer...
September 17, 2023
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Old Ground Self-Defense Force High Mobility Vehicles Turn up in Thailand
Retired Ground Self-Defense Force high mobility vehicles have been exported to Thailand, the Yomiuri...
September 16, 2023
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U.S. Space Force Plans to Establish Command Post in Japan
The U.S. military is planning to establish in Japan a command post for its Space Force in the near f...
September 15, 2023
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Putin Likely Asks Kim for Ammunition in Return for Tech; Possible Deals Would Violate U.N. Resolutions
SEOUL — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday to di...
September 13, 2023
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Kim Jong Un’s Russia Visit Meant to Counter Trilateral Cooperation; Concern Growing About Japan, U.S., South Korea Ties
As Russia and North Korea draw closer together, the composition of a “New Cold War” is becoming clea...
September 13, 2023
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles(Update 1)
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles eastward from near its western coast on Wednesday morning, ...
September 13, 2023
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Japan Government To Boost Information Efforts on Territories; Emails Planned for Overseas Experts, Seminars for Foreign Residents
In a bid to clearly demonstrate the status of Japanese territories, the government will strengthen i...
September 11, 2023
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Ukraine Says ‘Will Never Forget’ Japan’s Humanitarian Aid
KYIV (AFP-Jiji) — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday thanked his Japanese counterp...
September 10, 2023
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Japan’s Hayashi and Business Leaders Meet Zelenskyy and Vow Support for Ukraina Reconstruction
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zele...
September 10, 2023
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S. Korea’s Yoon Reorders ‘South Korea-China-Japan’ Wording
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has drawn media attention by rewording “South Korea-China-Japan...
September 10, 2023
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Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Visits Ukraine, Discusses Restoration Measures
KYIV/WARSAW — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visited Ukraine on Saturday, the Japanese governmen...
September 9, 2023
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Japan Accelerates Preparations for Unified Command of SDF; Defense Ministry Seeks Seamless Response to Contingencies
The Defense Ministry is accelerating preparations to establish a “unified command” at the end of fis...
September 6, 2023
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