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INDIA DEFENSE

The INS Kadmatt makes a goodwill visit to a port near Manila in October 2017.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2023
Indian warship visits MSDF's Yokosuka base
Japan and India are working to strengthen their relations through "the Quad" framework, which also includes the United States and Australia.
Indian Army tanks are displayed during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, in January 2021.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 29, 2023
War in Ukraine pushes India to obtain more self-propelled guns
The war in Ukraine has made India only the latest country to re-evaluate its armory, preparedness for war and priorities on the battlefield.
Chinese leaders seem to believe the country has a narrow window of opportunity to achieve global preeminence before unfavorable demographic and geopolitical trends catch up with it.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2023
China’s dangerous secrets
China's secretive approach to projects and activities, including its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, should be a significant concern.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 23, 2023
Russia pressuring India and others amid financial crackdown push over Ukraine
The Kremlin is said to be threatening to upend defense and energy deals unless partners help block expected moves aimed at financially isolating it over the invasion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 17, 2023
Kishida looks to bolster Indo-Pacific strategy with visit to India
Kishida will visit India from Sunday to Wednesday, with a key speech on Japan’s regional policy and bilateral summit with Modi planned for Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2023
The dark side of neutrality in times of conflict
As with Western “pacifists,” the nonalignment of Brazil, India, South Africa and other countries amounts to a tacit support for imperialism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2022
India and Japan to deepen ties amid growing Indo-Pacific tensions
Thursday's 'two-plus-two' meeting, only the second to be held since 2019, came as the two countries mark 70 years of diplomatic ties this year.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2014
India's defense sector faces the malcontents
Once again, India is being courted as a potentially lucrative market for global defense contractors, but after so many false starts in the past, the new Modi government will have some convincing to do.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2014
Resetting India's foreign and security policies
The Modi government is reported considering allowing up to 49 percent 'foreign direct inviestment' in India's defense sector —without requiring technology transfers — as it manages modernization.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
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.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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