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DEFENSE

JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2013
Komeito fires warning shot at Abe
New Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi said Sunday the debate over lifting the ban on collective self-defense may affect his party's coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 28, 2013
Abe uses U.N. stage to push more proactive security role
Delivering his message to a global audience at the United Nations last week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined his vision of Japan as a pacifist nation willing to engage more actively in international security.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2013
Abe tries to counter militant image in U.S.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says in New York that Japan will be a 'proactive contributor to peace' and scoffs at being labeled a 'right-wing militarist.'
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2013
Abe: No time frame on collective defense goal
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he doesn't have a specific time frame for changing the ban on collective self-defense as he prepares to address the U.N. General Assembly.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2013
Abe's government to put collective self-defense on back burner until spring
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will postpone until next spring a decision on whether to alter the government's interpretation of the Constitution to allow Japan to engage in collective self-defense, amid wariness in junior coalition partner New Komeito, a government source said Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2013
Collective self-defense combat in faraway lands unlikely, Onodera says
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has attempted to dispel concerns that the Self-Defense Forces might use force in a far-off land if Japan lifts its ban on collective self-defense, saying such a scenario isn't being entertained by current debate.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 20, 2013
SDF cadets accused of insurance fraud handed to prosecutors
The Self-Defense Forces handed prosecutors their cases on five National Defense Academy cadets suspected of swindling insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of yen in payouts, a Defense Ministry source said.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2013
Kyoto agrees to let U.S. install X-band radar in Kyotango
Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada on Thursday officially endorsed the installation of an advanced U.S. military radar site in his prefecture, paving the way for the first American military facility to be installed in the Kinki region.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2013
Surveillance facility eyed for Pacific
The Defense Ministry plans to build a communications intelligence facility on Iwoto Island in the Pacific to improve its ability to conduct surveillance on China and its growing military presence, a government source said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2013
Syrian crisis exposes Obama's frayed ties with U.S. military
The Syrian crisis over the past few weeks has thrust President Barack Obama into a role in which at times he has seemed uneasy: that of commander in chief.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2013
Mr. Abe's ominous defense moves
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approach to changing the government's traditional position on the right to collective self-defense undermines the foundation of Japanese democracy.
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.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 11, 2013
Why the Syrian crisis matters for Japan
U.S. President Barack Obama's weeks of fumbling during the Syrian crisis may create dangerous uncertainties for Japan during the rest of his presidency.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2013
ASDF sends jets to check out drone
Japan scrambles fighter jets after an unidentified drone is seen flying near the Senkaku Islands for the first time.
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
Aug 31, 2013
Japan's Defense Ministry eyes new equipment procurement agency
The Defense Ministry has approved a draft plan for organizational reform that would include creating an agency to oversee procurement and management of equipment and facilities for the Self-Defense Forces.
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 22, 2013
State takes rare swing at new Supreme Court justice
In a rare move, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga criticized a new Supreme Court justice Wednesday for appearing to express reservations about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's drive to reinterpret the Constitution.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
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The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
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