Politics
Defense & Security
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Japan govt plans to boost coast guard budget
The government plans to increase the Japan Coast Guard budget to reach about ¥320 billion in fiscal ...
December 14, 2022
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Japan mulls extension of reconstruction tax duration
The government and the ruling parties are planning to extend the duration of a special income tax fo...
December 14, 2022
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Construction bonds eyed to fund improvements to SDF facilities
The government is considering using government construction bonds to fund the development of Self-De...
December 13, 2022
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Redevelopments eyed at air, sea ports in Okinawa Pref. to accommodate SDF aircraft, vessels
The government plans to redevelop runways at airports in Okinawa Prefecture’s Sakishima Islands to a...
December 13, 2022
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Japan eyes 3 taxes as funding for defense spending increase
The special income tax for reconstruction, tobacco tax and corporate tax are being eyed to fund a pl...
December 12, 2022
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Japan to equip PAC-3s with more advanced radar to counter hypersonic weapons
Discussions have begun on equipping the Air Self-Defense Force’s PAC-3 surface-to-air antimissile sy...
December 12, 2022
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For 1st time in 19 years, LDP ranking member visits Taiwan
TAIPEI — Koichi Hagiuda, chairperson of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Policy Research Counci...
December 11, 2022
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Japan’s security draft declares Taiwan’s peace, stability vital for global community
“Peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait are indispensable for peace, stability, and prosperity...
December 10, 2022
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Drafts call for MSDF to possess electronic warfare unit by 2025
The draft revisions for three defense and security-related documents presented by the government to ...
December 10, 2022
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Govt mulls decommissioning SDF rescue planes, combat helicopters
The government is considering decommissioning Self-Defense Force search and rescue planes and combat...
December 9, 2022
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Corporate tax hike eyed to finance planned defense spending increase
A possible corporate tax hike has become the focus of attention by the government and the ruling par...
December 9, 2022
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China to be described as ‘greatest strategic challenge’ in Japan’s latest National Security Strategy
China’s hegemonic moves are described as “the greatest strategic challenge” Japan faces in a draft o...
December 8, 2022
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Japan, U.K., Italy to jointly develop fighter aircraft
Japan, the U.K. and Italy plan to jointly develop a fighter jet for their respective air forces, wit...
December 8, 2022
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Japan wants to boost tax revenue by ¥1 tril. to fund defense spending hike
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to instruct the Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalitio...
December 8, 2022
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Ruling parties differ over way to raise funds for defense budget hike
Koichi Hagiuda, chairperson of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party, has expr...
December 7, 2022
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