Politics
Defense & Security
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LDP Vows to Substantially Beef Up National Defense ahead of Election
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party adopted Thursday election pledges includi...
June 10, 2022
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Japan, China defense ministers might meet for 1st time since 2019
Arrangements are being made for Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi to meet Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fe...
June 9, 2022
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Japan scrambled aircraft 4.5 times more this May than last
As more foreign military aircraft seemingly threaten to intrude into Japan’s airspace, the Air Self-...
June 9, 2022
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Japan not to invite Russia to int’l fleet review
Kishi revealed this at a news conference. The fleet review is for commemorating the 70th anniversary...
June 8, 2022
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N. Korea demonstrates capability to fire missiles in succession from multiple sites
SEOUL/WASHINGTON — Pyongyang’s latest launch of eight short-range ballistic missiles has set a singl...
June 7, 2022
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S.Korea, U.S. launch eight missiles in response to N.Korea missile firings
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States fired eight surface-to-surface missiles early o...
June 6, 2022
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Kishida condemns North Korea’s bevy of missile launches
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida strongly condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile launches on Sunday m...
June 5, 2022
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Japan launches new team to regulate security-linked land
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government has established a 30-member team, based on a new law to regulate...
June 5, 2022
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Russia begins large-scale drills in Pacific
The Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet on Friday began exercises in the Pacific Ocean involving more than ...
June 5, 2022
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North Korea fires volley of missiles after U.S., South Korea stage drills
SEOUL (AP) — South Korea's military says North Korea has test-fired at least one unidentified ballis...
June 5, 2022
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South Korea: North Korea fires 8 short-range ballistic missiles
SEOUL — North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday fro...
June 5, 2022
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Govt eyes target to strengthen defense capabilities “within five years”
The government has proposed drastic improvements to the nation’s defense capabilities “within five y...
June 4, 2022
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Japan’s de facto aircraft carrier Izumo to be dispatched to Indo-Pacific from mid-June
Japan’s helicopter-carrying destroyer Izumo, which continues to be upgraded as a de facto aircraft c...
June 2, 2022
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Draft of economic, fiscal reform policy hints at 2％ increase in defense spending
Much attention was focused on how the draft of the government’s economic and fiscal reform policy w...
June 2, 2022
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South Pacific island nations remain wary of Beijing
BEIJING/JAKARTA — Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday met with his counterparts from...
May 31, 2022
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