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SELF DEFENSE

Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2022
North Korean missiles targeting U.S. could be shot down by Japan
If a missile like the one fired Tuesday, capable of reaching Guam, had been headed for U.S. territory, Japan could have downed it citing the right to collective self-defense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2021
Tokyo and Canberra quietly reach a major security milestone
Japan and Australia reached a major milestone in their security relationship when, for the first time ever, the SDF executed an 'asset protection' mission with a non-U.S. military unit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021
Japan’s newfound boldness on defending Taiwan
Japan's increasing concern with China's intimidation of its neighbors has triggered a shift toward a greater willingness to publicly align its national interests with the security of Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2020
China asks Japan to maintain 'exclusively defense-oriented' policy
China on Wednesday asked Japan to maintain its "exclusively defense-oriented" policy under the war-renouncing Constitution, as some Japanese ruling lawmakers have called for Tokyo to acquire the ability to attack foreign bases.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 5, 2019
Head of Japan's ground forces discusses defense cooperation with Philippine counterpart
The chief of staff of the Ground Self-Defense Force met with his Philippine counterpart on Monday and discussed defense cooperation and regional security.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2019
Two crew members rescued after ASDF fighter jet crashes in Sea of Japan
The two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jet were rescued Wednesday morning after their aircraft crashed into the Sea of Japan off the coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture during training.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2018
Human error led to GSDF mortar mishap in western Japan, probe finds
Failure to follow correct firing protocol and conduct necessary safety checks resulted in a Ground Self-Defense Force mishap last month in which shrapnel from a live mortar round hit a civilian car in western Japan, the GSDF said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2018
Advisory panel to Abe kicks off discussions on Japan's new defense guidelines with a focus on space and cyberspace
A panel of experts advising the prime minister started discussions Wednesday on the revision of the National Defense Program Guidelines, a policy document that outlines the nation's defense objectives for the next decade, with the aim of addressing the new realities that permeate the modern security landscape.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2018
U.S. military to deploy five Ospreys to Yokota Air Base near Tokyo in October
The U.S. military will deploy five Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo on Oct. 1 as part of a plan to introduce a total of 10 Ospreys to the base over several years, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 21, 2018
Learning to live with a vulnerability to violent actions
Nature bursts its bounds. People seethe and erupt.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2018
LDP panel fails to form consensus over revision of war-renouncing Article 9
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's panel on constitutional revisions failed to reach a consensus Thursday over how the war-renouncing Article 9 should be revised, facing resistance from rank-and-file members calling for more radical revision than the ideas proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 12, 2018
Abe's route to revising Article 9 crosses minefield of legalese
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is now entering a critical phase of debate on what has been one of the most contentious political issues throughout the postwar years: whether and how the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution should be revised.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2017
Japan to expand SDF base in tiny but strategically important Djibouti
Japan has agreed to lease 3 hectares (7.4 acres) of empty land in the strategically important African country of Djibouti for use by Self-Defense Forces troops conducting antipiracy missions in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2017
Japanese fighter jet catches fire before takeoff from base in Ibaraki Prefecture
An Air Self-Defense Force F-4 fighter jet caught fire Wednesday shortly before it was to depart for a training flight from a base in Ibaraki Prefecture, the ASDF said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 23, 2017
In Japan under Shinzo Abe, more power to the PM, but to what end?
In his final Counterpoint column, Jeff Kingston considers where Japan is heading under scandal-hit Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 23, 2017
The Izumo deployment: Japan's hat in the ring
The maiden overseas deployment of Japan's Izumo helicopter destroyer is a clear signal that the waters in the Indo-Pacific region are heating up.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2016
Kawasaki man arrested for allegedly pointing laser beam at MSDF aircraft
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested a 55-year-old Kawasaki man Wednesday on suspicion of projecting a laser beam on a Maritime Self-Defense Force jet in flight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2016
MSDF chief in hot water for alleged interference in chopper contract: source
In a rare move, the Defense Ministry plans to reprimand Adm. Tomohisa Takei, chief of staff of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, for exerting inappropriate pressure during the selection process for a next-generation helicopter to replace the UH-60J, government sources said.
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2016
SDF's expanding missions
Lawmakers in the Diet should once again scrutinize how far the administration intends to expand the SDF's overseas missions under Abe's call for 'proactive contribution to peace' and how that should be controlled.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016
Japan's new defense chief to visit U.S., South Sudan
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada will visit the United States to hold talks with her U.S. counterpart Ashton Carter on Thursday, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

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