Defense & Security
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Kishida, Yoon agree on early resolution of issue of wartime requisitioned workers
PHNOM PENH — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday agreed ...
November 14, 2022
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Japan, U.S. agree to strengthen alliance
BALI, Indonesia — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed Sunday to further...
November 14, 2022
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Quad countries’ joint drills opened to press
The Maritime Self-Defense Force on Friday invited the press to observe Malabar, a joint exercise wit...
November 12, 2022
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Japan, U.S. Foreign, Defense Ministers to meet in Jan.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States are expected to ...
November 10, 2022
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N. Korea launches ballistic missile, believed to have dropped outside Japan EEZ
A flying object North Korea launched Wednesday, which may be a ballistic missile, is believed to hav...
November 9, 2022
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MSDF, JCG to hold drill simulating armed attack on Senkakus
The Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Japan Coast Guard plan to conduct a joint drill simulating a...
November 9, 2022
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SDF to dispatch MCV to Yonaguni for Japan-U.S. joint exercise
he Self-Defense Forces will for the first time dispatch a Type 16 mobile combat vehicle to Yonaguni ...
November 9, 2022
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Govt. to create ‘comprehensive defense budget’ framework to meet 2% target
The government plans to compile defense-related budget requests under a new “comprehensive defense b...
November 8, 2022
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JCG, MSDF to jointly operate surveillance drone
The Japan Coast Guard and the Maritime Self-Defense Force have begun planning joint operations of an...
November 7, 2022
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Kishida vows to enhance defense capabilities
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, participating in an international fleet review on...
November 6, 2022
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Japan’s prime minister mourns Self-Defense Forces personnel killed in line of duty
A memorial service for fallen members of the Self-Defense Forces was held at the Defense Ministry, a...
November 6, 2022
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Tokyo, Seoul begin coordination for summit talk
The governments of Japan and South Korea have begun coordination to hold a summit meeting of the lea...
November 5, 2022
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North Korea expediting ICBM development
SEOUL — North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test appears to have ended in failur...
November 5, 2022
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Govt designates missile attack evacuation sites, but few know where they are
With North Korea stepping up its launching of ballistic missiles in Japan’s direction, local governm...
November 4, 2022
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Japan, U.S., S. Korea arranging summit talks to bolster deterrence against N. Korea
A summit meeting between Japan, the United States and South Korea is likely to be held in mid-Novemb...
November 4, 2022
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