Defense & Security
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Japan’s Defense Ministry Plans to Enlist 5G Networks from Fiscal 2021
In what is being called the “smart base” concept, 5G technology will be installed on a trial basis a...
February 18, 2021
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Japan to Monitor Land Acquisitions around SDF Bases and Nuclear Power Plants
To monitor the opaque movements of foreign capital from China and other nations, the government plan...
February 14, 2021
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U.S. Eyeing Online Summit with Japan, Australia, India
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has approached Japan, Australia and India about holdi...
February 7, 2021
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U.S. Defense Secretary Says Security Treaty Covers Japan’s Senkaku Islands
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed in telephone talks Su...
January 24, 2021
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China Test-fires ‘Carrier Killer’ Missiles at Moving Ship
BEIJING/WASHINGTON — The Chinese military targeted a moving ship during its August 2020 test launch ...
January 13, 2021
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German Defense Minister: Greater Security Presence Eyed for Indo-Pacific
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer expressed an intention to dispatch navy ships to ...
December 31, 2020
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Japan to Develop New Long-Range Missiles
The government plans to develop a long-range cruise missile that can strike beyond the range of e...
December 9, 2020
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Govt to Replace Drones with Aim of Eliminating Chinese-made Ones
The government plans to replace more than 1,000 of its drones with new models featuring higher se...
November 30, 2020
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