Defense & Security
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Japan to Buy 4 SeaGuardians to Boost Maritime Surveillance
Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)—The Japan Coast Guard’s budget request for fiscal 2026 includes a pla...
August 26, 2025
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Japan, Australia Likely to Hold 2+2 Talks in Sept. in Tokyo Amid China’s Growing Maritime Presence
Japan and Australia are making arrangements to hold a two-plus-two meeting of their foreign and d...
August 26, 2025
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Japan Protests China over New Structure in East China Sea
Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)—Japan has filed a strong protest with Beijing over a new structure th...
August 26, 2025
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Ishiba Inspects U.K. Aircraft Carrier in Yokosuka; Also Visits Japanese Destroyer Kaga
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday inspected the British Navy aircraf...
August 24, 2025
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Japan, Norway Confirm Defense Cooperation
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa (Jiji Press) — Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Norwegian State Defe...
August 24, 2025
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Remote Japan Island near Taiwan Struggles to Secure Doctor Amid Fear of Taiwan Contingency
YONAGUNI, Okinawa — Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost remote island in Okinawa Prefecture, mig...
August 24, 2025
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Japanese Self-Defense Forces’ Base in Djibouti Becoming Increasingly Important for Situations Occurring in Middle East, Africa
The Self-Defense Forces’ activity base in Djibouti in eastern Africa has become increasingly impo...
August 21, 2025
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Defense Ministry to Request Record ¥8.8 Trillion Budget for Fiscal 2026 Amid Concerns over China’s Expanding Influence
The Defense Ministry plans to request a record-breaking budget of about ¥8.8 trillion for fiscal ...
August 20, 2025
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Japan, Djibouti Defense Ministers Agree to Boost Cooperation to Deter Pirates in Gulf of Aden off Somalia
DJIBOUTI — Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Djiboutian Defense Minister Hassan Omar Mohamed Bour...
August 20, 2025
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Govt Eyes Drones for Coastal Defense by Fiscal 2027; New Initiative Dubbed ‘SHIELD’ Will Operate on Air, Sea and Underwater
The Defense Ministry has decided to establish a new initiative to use unmanned vehicles in the ai...
August 19, 2025
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Japan Protests to S. Korea Over Marine Survey Near Takeshima Islands in Japan’s Territorial Waters
Japan protested to South Korea over what appeared to be unauthorized marine research conducted by...
August 16, 2025
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SDF Held Training Near Senkakus while Chinese Carriers were Deployed in Pacific; Exercise was Intended to Demonstrate Japan Could Counter China’s Navy
The Self-Defense Forces conducted attack training against aircraft carriers in June in the waters...
August 14, 2025
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Japan Eyes Fighter Jets, Missiles for Bolstering Defense of Nansei Islands; Prepares for Possible ’27 Taiwan Contingency
The Defense Ministry and the Self-Defense Forces are quickly building up their capability to defe...
August 14, 2025
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U.K. Navy Aircraft Carrier Prince of Wales Docks at Yokosuka; Marked 1st Visit by a U.K. Aircraft Carrier Since 2021
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa — The British Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier made a port ca...
August 13, 2025
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Japan Deploys 1st F-35B Stealth Fighters
SHINTOMI, Miyazaki (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Defense Ministry on Thursday deployed three state-of-th...
August 8, 2025
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