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U S DEFENSE

JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2013
Article 9 panel revived in collective defense bid
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reconvened a government policy advisory panel on security issues to review the move to reinterpret the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution so Japan can exercise collective self-defense.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2013
Abe presses ahead on collective self-defense
Japanese corporate executives doing business with China as well as diplomats stationed in Japan and neighboring countries are probably breathing a sigh of relief now that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dialed down his hawkish stance from the campaign trail in December and has instead focused on stimulus measures to boost the sagging economy.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2013
Parts for F-35 would evade export ban
Defense contractors are assured that Japanese-made parts for the U.S. F-35 stealth fighter would be exempt from the ban on weapons exports — even if they go to third countries.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2013
Mitsubishi's net hit by defense gouging
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Monday its group net profit in the April-December period plunged 40.1 percent from a year ago to ¥49.14 billion due in part to refunds made to the Defense Ministry and others for purposely overcharging on defense contracts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2013
U.S. to Abe: Collective self-defense off agenda
Washington does not want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to bring up the issue of collective self-defense at the Japan-U.S. summit to be held later this month, diplomatic sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2013
Defense outlays see first rise in 11 years
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government said Tuesday it will effectively expand defense spending for the first time in 11 years in its draft fiscal 2013 budget, in the wake of the growing assertiveness of China around Japan-controlled islets in the East China Sea.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2013
ASDF jets scrambled 160 times against China planes between April, December
In the nine months, ASDF fighter jets were scrambled 349 times in total, up 14 from the same period in fiscal 2011, says the ministry's Joint Staff Office.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2013
Talks start with U.S. on new defense plan
Officials from Japan and the United States involved in defense and foreign affairs began full-fledged consultations over revising bilateral guidelines on defense cooperation at working-level talks Thursday in Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
Dec 23, 2011
Risky catalog purchase of fighter
The government on Tuesday selected Lockheed Martin's F-35 as the Air-Self Defense Force's next-generation fighter over Boeing's F/A-18 and the Eurofighter Typhoon to replace aging F-4 fighters. Japan plans to purchase 42 F-35s, hoping that the first delivery will start in fiscal 2016 (April 2016-March 2017). The total cost, including maintenance cost, is expected to reach some ¥1.6 trillion.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2008
U.S. ties hinge on collective defense: AEI
Japan must loosen its restrictions on collective self-defense to strengthen its alliance with the United States, according to a report recently published by a U.S. think tank. The report identifies the ban on collective self-defense as a "fundamental" question as Tokyo and Washington seek to expand combined efforts on missile defense, maintaining air superiority, maritime security and strike operations.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2008
Aso backtracks on collective defense
Prime Minister Taro Aso apparently backpedaled Tuesday and said there was no possibility that he would try to change the interpretation of the Constitution to allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2008
Aso raises collective defense
Prime Minister Taro Aso has puzzled many in his government and party with his indication that he may move to enable the Self-Defense Forces to exercise the right to collective self-defense, lifting decades-old legal restrictions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2007
Abe's panel on examining collective defense kicks off
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Friday the first meeting of a government panel tasked with debating how far Japan should be allowed to go in defending allies who come under attack, amid rising tension over security, including North Korea's nuclear programs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2007
Collective defense: What it means for Japan
Under the initiative of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a new government panel held its first meeting Friday to discuss whether Japan can legally exercise the right to participate in "collective self-defense.''
JAPAN
May 14, 2007
62% OK with Japan's ban on collective defense
Sixty-two percent of people responding to a survey say the current government interpretation of the Constitution barring Japan from exercising the right to "collective self-defense" should remain intact, up 7.4 percentage points from the previous survey in April.
JAPAN
May 3, 2007
Ota says no way to 'collective self-defense'
The leader of New Komeito expressed opposition Wednesday to Japan engaging in "collective self-defense," a contentious topic a government panel plans to take up this month.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2006
Abe expresses intent to revise Constitution to exercise collective defense
Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, all but certain to be the next prime minister, again expressed on Tuesday his strong ambition to revise the pacifist Constitution and maintain the right to exercise collective defense on specific occasions.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2004
Changing security situation may alter collective defense stance: Koizumi
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi hinted Tuesday that the government might alter its constitutional interpretation of the nation's right to collective self-defense as it deals with future changes in the security situation.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2001
Collective defense does not contravene Article 9: Miyazawa
Former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa proposed here Thursday that Japan reinterpret its Constitution to allow the Self-Defense Forces to support and defend U.S. forces if a U.S. military operation is directly connected to Japan's security. Article 9 of the Constitution stipulates that the Japanese people renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes. This is currently interpreted as meaning that Japan cannot defend its allies against enemy attack and can only act against direct threats to Japan.
JAPAN
May 31, 2001
Time ripe for collective defense: panelists
Panelists at a symposium on Japan-U.S. relations held in Tokyo this week agreed that Japan should lift its ban on engaging in collective defense as both nations seek to strengthen security ties.
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JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
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A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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