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DEFENSE

Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2022
Chinese pilots sent a message. U.S. allies said they went too far.
China has been increasingly assertive in the Asia Pacific, from building military infrastructure in the South China Sea to sending ships and aircraft near disputed islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2022
What to expect at the upcoming IISS Shangri-La Dialogue
Chinese assertiveness, North Korea’s military provocations and the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are just some of the topics up for discussion in Singapore this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2022
North Korean missile barrage adds new dimension to Japan’s threat assessment
The launch of eight missiles from four locations in the country builds on earlier training for a strike designed to overwhelm Japanese and South Korean missile defenses, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2022
South Korea’s robust response to North will likely aid Japan’s push to boost military
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has emphasized Tokyo’s readiness to take a more robust defense posture, which the U.S. has long welcomed to counter an increasingly assertive China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2022
Putin and COVID-19 may help Kishida keep Japan’s top job for years
Kishida’s tough stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and cautious virus response have swung previously skeptical voters behind the former foreign minister.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2022
South Korea and U.S. fire off missiles in response to North Korean tests
The two countries’ militaries conducted the joint live-fire exercise early Monday, firing off eight surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2022
Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks as battle rages in east
Ukraine said the strike hit a rail car repair works, while Moscow said it had destroyed tanks sent by Eastern European countries to Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2022
South Korea eyes China with growing concern
China’s territorial assertiveness and bullying are becoming harder for South Korea to ignore.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2022
U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel praises Japan’s decision to ‘invest in its own defense’
In an attempt to strengthen both Japan’s deterrence capabilities and its ties with Washington, Tokyo is breaking a long-standing taboo on hiking defense spending.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 31, 2022
Tsai Ing-wen says U.S. National Guard planning ‘cooperation’ with Taiwan military
The United States is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s most important international supporter and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2022
After Ukraine, ‘whole world’ is a customer for Turkish drone, maker says
Selcuk Bayraktar, who runs the Istanbul firm Baykar, said the drones had shown how technology was revolutionizing modern warfare.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2022
Biden’s diplomatic brinkmanship on Taiwan’s ‘strategic ambiguity’
There is no doubt that Joe Biden’s remarks that the U.S. would defend Taiwan were not part of a ‘gaffe’ and were very deliberate.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 27, 2022
Biden’s visit takes the Japan–U.S. partnership to new heights
With the U.S. being Japan’s only ally, Biden’s reiteration that their bilateral alliance is the cornerstone of peace in the Indo-Pacific is more than diplomatic boilerplate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2022
Japan to ‘drastically strengthen’ defense capability, policy draft says
The draft does not specify security threats in the region, but Japan’s defense planners have expressed repeated concern about China and North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 24, 2022
Biden’s repeated Taiwan remarks could risk triggering the very conflict he seeks to avoid
Analysts say Biden’s assertions may highlight his personal views on Taiwan but warned they could risk eroding confidence in Washington and triggering a conflict with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 23, 2022
Biden vows to defend Taiwan as Kishida pledges unprecedented hike in defense spending
The U.S. leader’s comment — which was at odds with Washington’s long-standing policy — came after his first in-person summit with Kishida.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2022
NATO and the restoring of a better deterrence
The fact that Russia followed through with its threatened invasion of Ukraine demonstrates that NATO and the wider West’s deterrence strategy needs to be reassessed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 22, 2022
Kishida and Biden to vow bolstered defenses as Ukraine war looms large for Asia
Kishida is expected to use plans for boosted defense spending and a tougher public stance on China as a way to nudge Biden to more clearly recognize and address Tokyo’s concerns over Taiwan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2022
A clash of titans: The forgotten India-China border row
Chinese President Xi Jinping has picked a border fight that he cannot win, and transformed a previously conciliatory India into a long-term foe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2022
Kishida to give keynote address at Shangri-La security summit
Sources said Kishida has confirmed his participation, marking the first time a Japanese prime minister will attend since Shinzo Abe’s appearance in 2014.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Prior to launch, Japan ‘strongly urged’ China to reconsider missile test in Pacific
A missile is fired from a Chinese Navy nuclear-powered submarine on Monday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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