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FORCE P 1

Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2021
Boeing charged Japan 1,500% markup on plane part, U.S. Air Force says
The Boeing-Japan case is the latest example of military contracting officials having difficulty compelling contractors to provide backup data for parts classified as 'commercial items.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2021
Trump got a space force. Biden should get a cyber force.
To use a military analogy, the initial attack on SolarWinds was a carpet-bombing, which had immediate (if undetected) effects across the entire field of battle.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 25, 2021
How space became the next ‘great power’ contest between the U.S. and China
Among the most important national security issues now facing U.S. President Joe Biden is how to contend with the threat that China poses to the American military in space.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2020
About 350 U.S. evacuees from virus-hit Chinese city land at California air base
Two planes carrying about 350 Americans out of Wuhan, China, arrived at a U.S. military base in California on Wednesday, in Washington's latest effort to bring its citizens home from the epicenter of the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 4, 2020
Where no alliance has gone before
Japan and the U.S. could have the first security partnership that operates in space.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 3, 2020
It's never too late to add updates
The DualShock 4 gets extra buttons; Persona 5 faces a Dynasty Warriors makeover; while Street Fighter V remains a champ of fighting games.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 29, 2020
Remains of two U.S. service members retrieved from Afghan air crash site in Taliban territory
The United States recovered on Tuesday the remains of two personnel from a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Afghanistan, American and Afghan officials have said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2020
How Iran's Soleimani plotted to attack U.S. forces in Iraq
In October, Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani met with his Iraqi Shiite militia allies at a villa on the banks of the Tigris River, looking across at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2020
Qassem Soleimani: Iran's spearhead in Middle East was a celebrity soldier
Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, helped Iran fight proxy wars across the Middle East by inspiring militias on the battlefield and negotiating with political leaders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2019
May the (space) force be with you
It may sound silly, but it's an idea whose time has come. Here's what everyone should know about the space force.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2019
U.S. tests ground-launched ballistic missile after INF treaty exit
The Pentagon on Thursday tested a conventionally configured ground-launched ballistic missile, a test that would have been prohibited under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2019
Japan aims to boost disaster response with more efficient TEC Force
The land ministry is establishing a system to allow for the quick dispatch of workers with civil engineering and other expertise to areas hit by natural disasters, after a succession of torrential downpours and other large-scale calamities hit the nation in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 8, 2019
U.S. FAA convenes multiagency board to review Boeing software fix
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it had convened a multiagency Technical Advisory Board to review Boeing's proposed software fix on the grounded 737 Max.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 27, 2019
Jamie Joseph still has many questions after Wolf Pack's victory over Western Force
With just under 150 days to go until Japan kicks off the 2019 Rugby World Cup against Russia in Tokyo, Jamie Joseph's side is slowly starting to gather momentum.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019
India test and U.S. Space Force fuel a new arms race
If the race for ever more powerful weapons now extends beyond the sky, there is no telling where it might end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 4, 2019
More delays for Boeing's new Starliner space capsule for astronauts
AP
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
WORLD
Feb 1, 2019
Juan Guaido says Venezuelan police squad accused of killings paid home visit to spook his family
Venezuelan National Assembly leader Juan Guaido said a special police squad accused of extrajudicial killings visited his home Thursday, days after the authoritarian regime restricted his travel. The force's commander denied it happened.

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?