Politics
Defense & Security
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Japan, U.S. to strengthen cooperation on defense research
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese and U.S. governments are launching a new research and development ...
January 7, 2022
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N. Korea used new-type missile for Wed’s launch: Japan’s Kishi
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The missile launched by North Korea on Wednesday was a new-type ballistic one, ...
January 6, 2022
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New domestic drone meant to boost Japan’s data protection
A new drone jointly developed by the government and the private sector has been released, as part of...
January 5, 2022
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Ministry to issue guidelines against ransomware attacks on hospitals
Following a spate of ransomware attacks targeting medical institutions, the Health, Labor and Welfar...
January 3, 2022
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Local govts in Okinawa Pref. often kept from checking U.S. bases’ environmental pollution
Although municipal governments in Okinawa Prefecture officially have the ability to conduct on-site ...
January 2, 2022
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Japan plans joint use of U.S. military camp area in Okinawa before handover
Tokyo and Washington have begun efforts to reach an agreement at a Japan-U.S. joint committee as ear...
December 31, 2021
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Japan protests S. Korea military drill near Takeshima
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan has strongly protested against a recent drill held by the South Korean mi...
December 30, 2021
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Japan considering arming submarines with long-range cruise missiles to improve counterattack
Maritime Self-Defense Force submarines may soon be equipped with long-range cruise missiles capable ...
December 30, 2021
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Japan and Australia to sign armed forces agreement next month
The governments of Japan and Australia have entered the final coordination phase of an agreement on ...
December 27, 2021
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Kishida to join NPT Review Conference virtually
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has mapped out a policy not to attend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Tre...
December 27, 2021
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Japan, U.S. to collaborate on countermeasures against ransomware
Japan and the United States are preparing to closely cooperate on defensive measures against ransomw...
December 26, 2021
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Japan’s Kishida mulls attending NPT review conference
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might deliver a speech at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Re...
December 25, 2021
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Defense info possibly leaked in cyberattack on Mitsubishi Electric
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Some 20,000 pieces of information related to Japan’s defense may have been leak...
December 25, 2021
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MSDF, JCG hold joint drill simulating Chinese intrusion near Senkakus
The Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Japan Coast Guard have conducted a joint exercise to simulat...
December 24, 2021
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Bush demanded Japan send ‘forces’ for 1990 Gulf crisis, declassified documents confirm
In the wake of the Persian Gulf crisis that began in August 1990, then U.S. President George Bush in...
December 22, 2021
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