Defense & Security
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Moscow shows to foreign media military exercises in Russian Far East
USPENOVSKY TRAINING GROUND, Russia — The Russian military has unveiled to media including The Yomiur...
September 5, 2022
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Chinese, Russian warships pass through Soya Strait
A total of six Chinese and Russian warships passed through the Soya Strait and entered the Sea of O...
September 5, 2022
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Russia holds military exercises on Japanese territorial islands
Russia has conducted military exercises aimed at preventing “enemy” forces landing on the islands of...
September 4, 2022
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Chinese military aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line 300 times in month of ‘key military exercises’
BEIJING / TAIPEI — Chinese military aircraft crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait a total of...
September 3, 2022
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G20 energy ministers fail to adopt joint statement
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Energy ministers of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies ended thei...
September 3, 2022
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Quad foreign ministerial meeting slated for late September
Foreign ministers from the Quad, a framework for cooperation among Japan, Australia, India and the U...
September 3, 2022
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First in-person IPEF talks to be held in LA next week
WASHINGTON — Los Angeles is to host on Sept. 8 and 9. the first in-person meeting of the Indo-Pacifi...
September 2, 2022
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Feeling less secure, Japan’s Defense Ministry requests record budget
The Defense Ministry has requested a record ¥5.594 trillion budget for fiscal 2023, up 3.6% from thi...
September 1, 2022
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Defense Ministry’s budget plans eye counterstrike capabilities
The Defense Ministry’s budget request for fiscal 2023 reflects the rapid deterioration of the securi...
September 1, 2022
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China’s speed using emerging tech for military poses greatest threat: U.S. think tank expert
Lauren Kahn, a research fellow at U.S. think tank the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke to Yomiuri...
September 1, 2022
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Japan, U.S., S. Korea national security officials to meet Thursday
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Top national security officials from Japan, the United States and South Ko...
August 31, 2022
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S. Korea asks JCG vessel to stop survey in Japan’s EEZ
The Japan Coast Guard announced Monday that its survey vessel had been asked by the South Korean coa...
August 30, 2022
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Chinese navy ship passes between Okinawa and Miyakojima islands
A Chinese navy intelligence-gathering vessel on Sunday sailed south between Okinawa Island and Miyak...
August 30, 2022
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U.S. fires Javelin anti-tank missile in Japan for 1st time as Orient Shield 22 joint drills begin
KUMAMOTO — The U.S. military’s Javelin portable anti-tank missile was fired for the first time in Ja...
August 29, 2022
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Japan seen lagging in cyberdefense issues
Wednesday marked six months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Since the conflict began, new modes of war...
August 26, 2022
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