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COLLECTIVE SELF DEFENSE

JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2013
Abe calls for debate on collective defense
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that Japan must consider what role it should play in global affairs as he expressed a willingness to advance the national debate on lifting the self-imposed ban on collective self-defense.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2013
Japan looks to military guidelines with U.S. to define strike ability
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera indicated Tuesday that revised bilateral security guidelines with the United States could define Japan's capacity to mount attacks on the military bases of hostile nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 2, 2013
Legislation bureau chief Abe's window to collective defense
The appointment of Ichiro Komatsu as director general of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau is a step toward Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of reinterpreting the Constitution so Japan can engage in collective self-defense.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2013
Abe's collective self-defense ploy may be too hard a sell: New Komeito chief
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's initiative to lift Japan's self-imposed ban on engaging in collective self-defense may not gain public support, New Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi suggests
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2013
Legal process for collective defense eyed
The government wants a new law to spell out the legal procedures for collective self-defense as Prime Minister Abe pushes to reinterpret the Constitution.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2013
Amendment 'needed' for shift on self-defense
It would be hard for the government to reinterpret the Constitution in order to drop its ban on collective self-defense without amending the war-renouncing charter, a new Supreme Court justice says.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2013
New legislation bureau head eager to discuss collective self-defense
The new head of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau said Monday he is eager to discuss rethinking the government's current interpretation of the war-renouncing Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 19, 2013
Clearing way for wider military role
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is poised to achieve his long-held goal of reinterpreting Article 9 of the Constitution to allow Japan to exercise its right to engage in collective self-defense under the U.N. Charter.
EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2013
Future of military self-restraint
This year's anniversary marking the end of World War II comes as the Abe administration appears girding to discard the postwar principle of military self-restraint.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2013
Security panel to discuss Japan's response to cyberattacks on allies
An expert government panel on ending Japan's self-imposed ban on exercising the right to collective self-defense will discuss the country's response to cyberattacks, a government source said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2013
Komatsu posting sets stage for reinterpretation
Ambassador to France Ichiro Komatsu is installed as the new head of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau, paving the way for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to challenge the government's interpretation of the Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2013
Abe-revived body looks to authorize collective defense
Prime Minister Abe closes in on a long-held goal as a panel prepares to propose that the government change its interpretation of the Constitution to permit collective self-defense.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2013
Abe pick sets stage for collective defense OK
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to appoint Ambassador to France Ichiro Komatsu to head the Cabinet Legislation Bureau, apparently because he appears more amenable to the lifting of Japan's self-imposed ban on engaging in the right of collective self-defense.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2013
Japan could soften U.S. cuts
Settling Japan's right to a 'collective self-defense' is destined to become of vital interest to the United States as it carries out mandatory defense budget cuts.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2013
U.S. concerns eased ahead of China talks
The Abe administration's rejection of Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's revisionist views has apparently eased U.S. concerns that Japan was giving China an easy opening to exploit and drive a wedge between Washington and Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2013
Article 9 panel revived in collective defense bid
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reconvened a government policy advisory panel on security issues to review the move to reinterpret the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution so Japan can exercise collective self-defense.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2013
Abe presses ahead on collective self-defense
Japanese corporate executives doing business with China as well as diplomats stationed in Japan and neighboring countries are probably breathing a sigh of relief now that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dialed down his hawkish stance from the campaign trail in December and has instead focused on stimulus measures to boost the sagging economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2013
U.S. to Abe: Collective self-defense off agenda
Washington does not want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to bring up the issue of collective self-defense at the Japan-U.S. summit to be held later this month, diplomatic sources said.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2008
U.S. ties hinge on collective defense: AEI
Japan must loosen its restrictions on collective self-defense to strengthen its alliance with the United States, according to a report recently published by a U.S. think tank. The report identifies the ban on collective self-defense as a "fundamental" question as Tokyo and Washington seek to expand combined efforts on missile defense, maintaining air superiority, maritime security and strike operations.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2008
Aso backtracks on collective defense
Prime Minister Taro Aso apparently backpedaled Tuesday and said there was no possibility that he would try to change the interpretation of the Constitution to allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense.
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A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
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A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
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’
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