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DEFENSE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2022
Ensuring Taiwan’s safety is for the global public good
Taiwan's irreplaceable position in trade and technology makes the island a global public good with the world community having a vested interest in its fate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 14, 2022
Kishida gets the credit for Abe’s work
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe transformed Japanese thinking about security policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 14, 2022
A sneak peek at the future of Japanese security policy
This year, the conference brought back a Japanese prime minister to deliver the keynote address, and Kishida took the opportunity to present his own principles for the country's security.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2022
As North Korean missiles fly, Seoul signals need to revitalize intel pact with Tokyo
Pyongyang's record-breaking number of launches this year continues to push Seoul and Tokyo closer after years of soured ties, including on the contentious GSOMIA pact.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2022
What the Ukraine war should teach China
Russia's military has performed far worse than expected in Ukraine. This does not bode well for the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which shares many of the same weaknesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2022
Japan defense minister delivers speech targeting 'rule-flouting' nuclear-armed neighbors
Nobuo Kishi said Japan is on the “front lines” with nuclear-armed Russia, China and North Korea, and urged cooperation in halting their attempts to unilaterally change the status quo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2022
Two very different visions for the Indo-Pacific
Japan's PM to give the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue. He will be followed by China's defense minister who has different ideas on the Indo-Pacific security situation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2022
Will Japan raise defense spending to 2% of GDP?
Some in Japan believe it is time to increase the defense budget to 2% of gross domestic product, similar to NATO.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2022
Chinese pilots sent a message. U.S. allies said they went too far.
China has been increasingly assertive in the Asia Pacific, from building military infrastructure in the South China Sea to sending ships and aircraft near disputed islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2022
What to expect at the upcoming IISS Shangri-La Dialogue
Chinese assertiveness, North Korea's military provocations and the repercussions of Russia's invasion of Ukraine are just some of the topics up for discussion in Singapore this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2022
North Korean missile barrage adds new dimension to Japan's threat assessment
The launch of eight missiles from four locations in the country builds on earlier training for a strike designed to overwhelm Japanese and South Korean missile defenses, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2022
South Korea's robust response to North will likely aid Japan's push to boost military
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has emphasized Tokyo's readiness to take a more robust defense posture, which the U.S. has long welcomed to counter an increasingly assertive China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2022
Putin and COVID-19 may help Kishida keep Japan’s top job for years
Kishida's tough stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and cautious virus response have swung previously skeptical voters behind the former foreign minister.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2022
South Korea and U.S. fire off missiles in response to North Korean tests
The two countries' militaries conducted the joint live-fire exercise early Monday, firing off eight surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2022
Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks as battle rages in east
Ukraine said the strike hit a rail car repair works, while Moscow said it had destroyed tanks sent by Eastern European countries to Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2022
South Korea eyes China with growing concern
China's territorial assertiveness and bullying are becoming harder for South Korea to ignore.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2022
U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel praises Japan’s decision to 'invest in its own defense'
In an attempt to strengthen both Japan's deterrence capabilities and its ties with Washington, Tokyo is breaking a long-standing taboo on hiking defense spending.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 31, 2022
Tsai Ing-wen says U.S. National Guard planning 'cooperation' with Taiwan military
The United States is Chinese-claimed Taiwan's most important international supporter and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2022
After Ukraine, 'whole world' is a customer for Turkish drone, maker says
Selcuk Bayraktar, who runs the Istanbul firm Baykar, said the drones had shown how technology was revolutionizing modern warfare.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2022
Biden's diplomatic brinkmanship on Taiwan's 'strategic ambiguity'
There is no doubt that Joe Biden's remarks that the U.S. would defend Taiwan were not part of a 'gaffe' and were very deliberate.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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