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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2022
U.S., Australia, Japan defense chiefs slam China's 'aggressive and bullying behavior'
The top defense officials from the three partners pledged to bolster trilateral cooperation and further align their security strategies, amid growing tensions with Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2022
Defense minister and Okinawa governor at odds over U.S. base relocation
The minister said that the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will push ahead with the plan to relocate the Futenma base.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2022
Japan and U.S. plan joint research on defending against hypersonic weapons
A government official said the focus will be on technologies and components that would be necessary for the development of missiles that can intercept hypersonic weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs to meet Wednesday to discuss alliance and security
Yasukazu Hamada is scheduled to travel to the U.S. to meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. It will be the first time they have met in person since Hamada took on the role.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2022
Japan and India plan more military drills to strengthen ties
The two nations said they would deepen defense cooperation, with New Delhi inviting investment by Japanese industries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 31, 2022
Japan is seeking its biggest defense budget ever. This may not be as dramatic as it sounds.
The Defense Ministry is seeking u00a55.59 trillion for the next fiscal year — a figure that reflects an established trend rather than a break from the past, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2022
Japan defense chief says world has entered 'a new era of crisis'
Yasukazu Hamada is expected to play a key role in shepherding through some of the biggest changes in Japanese defense policy in nearly a decade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 16, 2022
U.S. and Japan defense chiefs vow cooperation in 'any situation' amid Taiwan concerns
Yasukazu Hamada and Lloyd Austin 'strongly condemned' China's launching of missiles into waters near Japan's southwestern islands as part of exercises aimed at Taiwan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2022
What's behind the key appointments in Kishida’s new ‘unity Cabinet’
Selections have significant implications for what observers should expect from the government over the next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 10, 2022
Japan's new defense chief set to have his work cut out for him — again
Yasukazu Hamada, a 10-term Lower House lawmaker, previously served as defense minister between 2008 and 2009.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 9, 2022
Kishida to pick ex-defense chief Yasukazu Hamada for defense portfolio
Kishida cited COVID-19, rising inflation, Russia's war in Ukraine and a spike in tensions across the Taiwan Strait as pressing issues that need to be tackled by the revamped Cabinet.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 11, 2022
Japanese judoka claim three gold medals on final day of Grand Slam Budapest
Japan won gold medals in three out of five weight classes held Sunday, the final day of the three-day Judo Grand Slam in Budapest, Hungary.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Longform
May 21, 2022
The enduring influence of mingei design
What began as a folk art around 100 years ago has gradually worked its way into the fabric of everyday life in Japan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021
Make it eight judo gold: Aaron Wolf and Shori Hamada maintain Japan's hot streak
Japan swept Thursday's judo events at the Tokyo Olympics, with Shori Hamada winning a gold medal in the women's under 78-kilogram event and Aaron Wolf claiming the men's under 100-kg title.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 14, 2021
World No. 2 Shori Hamada loses to nemesis Madeleine Malonga at Doha Masters
World No. 2 Shori Hamada won silver in the women's 78-kg category for Japan's only medal on Wednesday, the final day of the invitation-only International Judo Federation World Masters in Doha, Qatar.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 10, 2020
‘A Beloved Wife’: Marital woes deliver laughs and pull at the heartstrings
Director Shin Adachi's comedy about sparring spouses is based on his 2016 semi-autobiographical novel, “Chibusa ni Ka” (“Mosquito on the Breast”).
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 26, 2020
Home of ex-mayor searched over Japan lawmaker's election scandal
A former city mayor in Hiroshima Prefecture confirmed Sunday that his home was searched by prosecutors in connection with money misuse allegations related to a ruling party lawmaker's election campaign last year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 24, 2020
Shori Hamada all but wraps up spot on Japan's Olympic judo team
Shori Hamada virtually guaranteed herself a spot at her first Olympic Games after capturing gold at the Dusseldorf Grand Slam on Sunday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 28, 2019
Yuzuru Hanyu shows he is much more than a great skater
Yuzuru Hanyu's destruction of the opposition at the NHK Trophy last weekend came as no surprise. The two-time Olympic champion is fully healthy and back in top form as witnessed by his 55-point victory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2019
Local focus delivers win in Kochi for ruling bloc's gubernatorial pick as voters ignore Abe scandals
The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito won a local victory Sunday night in a gubernatorial poll in Kochi Prefecture, as voters chose to ignore national political scandals engulfing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and support the hand-picked successor of the current governor over a candidate backed by all the major opposition parties.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.

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