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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2022
Soviet air incursions and the birth of the ASDF
In light of the impact of military aerial incursions, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the Soviet Union as the father of the ASDF.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2022
With drills and fighter jets, German defense minister seeks stronger Indo-Pacific ties
Building on the monthslong dispatch of a frigate to the Indo-Pacific last year, Germany is set to deploy three fighter jets to Japan for joint training with the ASDF.
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JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022
Japan and India hold maritime drills amid China concerns in Indo-Pacific
According to the MSDF, the ongoing training includes exercises against submarine, aerial attacks and shooting drills.
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JAPAN
Aug 17, 2022
Japan and Britain in talks on joint fighter jet development
The Defense Ministry aims to integrate plans for a successor to the Air Self-Defense Force's F-2 fighter jet with those of an aircraft currently under development in Britain.
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JAPAN
Apr 15, 2022
Japan scrambled second most fighters on record in fiscal 2021 amid China spy activity
There were 722 scrambles in response to Chinese aircraft, up from 458 in the previous year and also the second-highest number on record.
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JAPAN
Apr 13, 2022
Japan enacts law to allow SDF to engage in foreign national-only rescues
The House of Councilors passed a bill to remove a restriction in the law on SDF operations limiting the rescue of non-Japanese individuals to those accompanying Japanese citizens.
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JAPAN
Nov 1, 2021
Boeing delivers first KC-46A refueling tanker to Japan
The Air Self-Defense Force took delivery of the jet under a contract first signed in 2017.
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JAPAN
Jul 1, 2021
Japan and Philippines to hold first joint air force exercises
The exercises will include a Japanese C-130H cargo aircraft and its personnel, which together with Philippine airmen, will simulate delivery of relief goods to isolated areas.
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JAPAN
Jun 21, 2021
Blue Impulse to skywrite Olympic rings on opening day of games
The ASDF aerobatics team gave similar performances at the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
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JAPAN
Apr 9, 2021
Japan scrambled less jets against China, other countries in fiscal 2020
The ASDF frequently scrambles fighter jets against Chinese aircraft, while China's maritime assertiveness continues to be a source of concern for Japan.
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JAPAN
Apr 4, 2021
Japan eyes deploying F-35B stealth jets to ASDF base in Miyazaki
Japan's fiscal 2019-2023 midterm defense buildup program has already included a plan to buy 18 F-35B jets and introduce them by fiscal 2023.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2021
Japan scrambling fighters less often against China as it looks to deploy more F-35s
The policy change comes as the Defense Ministry seeks to shift from reactively mobilizing aircraft to proactive surveillance, freeing up resources to concentrate on more high-level training.
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JAPAN
Dec 12, 2020
Japan to drop fiscal 2021 budget plan for F-15 modification
Due to ballooning costs, Japan has decided not to include spending in the next budget for upgrading F-15 fighter jets to carry long-range cruise missiles.
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JAPAN
Dec 2, 2020
Japan to work with both U.S. and Britain on next fighter jet
Japan has decided to develop a successor to its aging F-2 fighter jet jointly with both the United States and Britain instead of picking only one partner, government sources said Wednesday.
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JAPAN
Oct 12, 2020
Japan considered drone fighters under ex-defense chief Taro Kono
The Air Self-Defense Force's aging F-2s are expected to start being retired within two decades. Drones, with no space for a pilot and no safety kit, cost less to build.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2020
Japan to build prototype of F-2 successor fighter from fiscal 2024
A company to undertake the manufacturing of the fighter body will be selected as early as in October, the Defense Ministry said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2020
Japan launches new squadron to step up defense in outer space
The squadron, part of the Air Self-Defense Force, will monitor space debris and suspicious satellites to prevent collisions with Japanese satellites.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2020
Japan to launch ASDF space unit to monitor threat to satellites
Japan will launch its first space operations unit within the Air Self-Defense Force on May 18 to monitor threats to Japanese satellites in outer space, Defense Minister Taro Kono has said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2020
Former ASDF colonel indicted over defense leak involving E-2D early warning plane
Tokyo prosecutors indicted on Friday a former Air Self-Defense Force officer for allegedly leaking confidential information on a U.S.-made military aircraft to unauthorized individuals.
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JAPAN
Jan 16, 2020
Two SDF planes arrive in Australia to help fight bush fires
Two Air Self-Defense Force planes arrived at an air base on the outskirts of Sydney on Thursday to assist in fighting unprecedented and deadly bush fires across the country.
'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.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
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.
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.

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