Japan's new defense guidelines to exclude enemy base attack capability
New defense guidelines to be drawn up at year-end will not call for the acquisition of the capability to attack enemy bases, former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Monday. Meanwhile, the establishment of a unit to build capabilities in outer space will be stipulated in ...
Fishermen to seek ¥93 million in damages over February dumping of fuel tanks by U.S. fighter jet
Fishermen in northeastern Japan are set to seek about ¥93 million in damages over the February dumping of fuel tanks by a U.S. fighter jet, which forced them to halt fishing, a local Defense Ministry bureau said Monday. More than 180 members of a fisheries ...
Japan and India agree to begin talks on defense sharing pact to counter China
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman agreed Monday to start talks on a bilateral acquisition and cross-servicing agreement. The two nations will seek to counter China's growing influence in South Asia through an agreement known as an ACSA, which allows them ...
Japanese defense chief may visit the Netherlands and Italy next month
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera is considering visiting the Netherlands and Italy in early September, a senior Defense Ministry official said Saturday. Onodera hopes to hold talks with his counterparts in the two countries to seek their support for efforts to realize North Korea's abandonment of ...
Japan and Russia agreed Tuesday to join forces to realize the denuclearization of North Korea and step up security cooperation, as the two sides remained at odds over Tokyo's planned introduction of new missile defense systems. Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera ...
Japan’s deployment of U.S.-developed Aegis Ashore missile defense system could take six years
The U.S. says deploying the first of two new land-based missile defense batteries to protect against North Korean attacks is expected to take a year longer than Japan wants.
Another window falls from U.S. chopper in Kanagawa; no one injured
A window fell off a U.S. chopper Friday at the U.S. naval air base in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, but no one was injured, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said. The incident at U.S. Naval Air Facility, Atsugi, follows a similar one in Okinawa in December, when ...
The prefecture is due to host 17 of the controversial military transport aircraft.
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera is arranging to visit India in mid-August to discuss expanding joint military exercises, according to Japanese government sources. Onodera and Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are expected to agree to hold the first-ever joint exercise involving their ground forces this year, ...
Japan bothered by ramifications of U.S. halt to Korean war games
Despite assurances from the Pentagon chief, Tokyo is pressuring Washington because peace on the Korean Peninsula might benefit China and alter U.S. troop levels in Japan.
Mattis reaffirms U.S. commitment to defense of Japan, in Tokyo meeting
He also agreed with Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera to strive for the removal of all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
