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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2020
U.S. considering responses to China's 'egregious' expulsion of American journalists
The United States is considering a range of responses to China's "egregious act" of expelling three U.S. journalists last week, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council (NSC) said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2019
Japan's National Security Council launches economic team focusing on China and North Korea
Japan's National Security Council has launched a team in charge of economic affairs in response to alleged intellectual property violations and technology theft by China, as well as cyberattacks by North Korea.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2018
NSC to take over Japan's defense buildup, giving Abe more say in the action
The National Security Council plans to take the lead in crafting Japan's military buildup — a move expected to give the Prime Minister's Office more say in selecting defense equipment, a government source said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2017
Trump dumps Steve Bannon from NSC amid rumors of clash with H.R. McMaster
U.S. President Donald Trump removed his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, from the National Security Council on Wednesday, reversing his controversial decision early this year to give a political adviser an unprecedented role in security discussions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2017
Trump taps military strategist McMaster as national security adviser to replace ousted Flynn
President Donald Trump on Monday named Lt. Gen. Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser, choosing a military officer known for speaking his mind and challenging his superiors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2017
White House defends giving Steve Bannon key NSC role while limiting intelligence, military chiefs
White House officials defended President Donald Trump's move to give top political strategist Stephen Bannon a permanent spot on the National Security Council while limiting the role of the director of national intelligence and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
JAPAN
May 8, 2014
Minutes of NSC meetings to be kept under wraps, document says
Japan has decided not to disclose the minutes of the new National Security Council's meetings from December to March to avoid compromising Japan's intelligence gathering capabilities and national security, a document obtained Thursday said.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2014
Japan's ruling bloc approves new rules on arms exports
The ruling parties approved new guidelines on arms exports Tuesday, setting the stage for the first major overhaul in nearly 50 years of the country's arms embargo policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2014
Yachi to lead security secretariat
The government on Tuesday launched the secretariat of its U.S.-style National Security Council, with former Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi picked to lead the new body.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 3, 2013
Abe tells ministers to stand united on security policy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday instructed his Cabinet ministers to take a united approach to security challenges, a day before the launch of the U.S.-style National Security Council.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2013
Diet passes bill to create national security council
The Diet passes legislation to establish a version of the U.S. National Security Council, boosting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's drive for tougher security laws.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2013
Secrecy law would bolster U.S. ties but press needs key role: Nye
A secrecy law would benefit U.S.-Japan security cooperation but must respect the important role played by a free press, a U.S. expert warns.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 7, 2013
Bill to set up U.S.-style security council clears Lower House
The House of Representatives passes legislation to establish a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council and sends it to the Upper House for ratification.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2013
U.S. model not seen serving Japan's bid to keep its secrets
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government pushes for a controversial new state secrets law, critics warn that the public's right to know will be greatly stifled because the bill, recently approved by the Cabinet, targets leakers of information the state deems critical to defense, diplomacy, terrorism and espionage.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2013
Yachi tapped to head new security council
Foreign policy adviser Shotaro Yachi has been asked to head up Japan's version of the U.S. National Security Council if the Diet backs its launch, government officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2013
Cabinet to OK state secrets bill
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet is set to approve a controversial bill to protect state secrets that stops short of fully guaranteeing the public's right to know and freedom of the press.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2013
Tough penalties eyed for leaking state secrets
The government is planning to submit a bill during the extraordinary Diet session this fall to mandate severe penalties for civil servants who leak national secrets, government sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2013
LDP OKs outline of bills to create U.S.-style National Security Council
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday approved an outline of bills to create an institution similar to the U.S. National Security Council, allowing the Prime Minister's Office to take the lead in security and foreign policy.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 11, 2013
Abe to take on intel-gathering taboos
As tensions with China and North Korea mount, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to assail postwar political taboos and bolster Japan's intelligence-gathering capabilities.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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