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DEFENSE

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2014
Protesters vow to continue fight against secrecy law
Protesters against the contentious secrecy law enacted exactly a year ago vowed Saturday to continue fighting to have it scrapped, amid concern the legislation will undermine the public's right to know.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2014
U.S. House clears funds for marine transfer to Guam
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a key defense bill that includes funding for the transfer of about 4,000 marines from Okinawa to Guam.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2014
Obama expected to nominate Ashton Carter to head Pentagon
Former Pentagon official Ashton Carter emerged on Tuesday as the expected nominee to replace Chuck Hagel as U.S. defense secretary, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2014
'Dame yo, dame dame,' and 'shudanteki jieiken' declared top buzzwords of 2014
"Dame yo, dame dame," meaning roughly "No you mustn't, no no," the signature phrase of the female Japanese comic duo Nippon Elekitel Rengo, has been selected as one of the nation's top two buzzwords this year, the award's organizer said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2014
Under new law, about 460,000 documents likely to become 'special secrets'
The government will likely designate around 460,000 documents as "special secrets" in the areas of diplomacy, defense, counterterrorism and counterespionage after the contentious state secrecy law takes effect on Dec. 10, a Kyodo News survey of 19 government offices said Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2014
Judging Abe's policies
Along with the bread and butter issues of the economy, voters are urged to take a serious look at the Abe administration's actions in the areas of defense and freedom of information over the past two years.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2014
At G-20 meet Abe, Obama agreed to delay defense guideline revision
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked U.S. President Barack Obama to postpone the planned revision of bilateral defense cooperation guidelines from the originally set year-end deadline until next spring and obtained his approval when the two met at the Group of 20 summit in Australia in mid-November, several...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2014
SDF admiral urges prompt action on crisis management pact with China
Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, has urged the early start of a "crisis management" mechanism with China amid conflicting claims with Japan over the uninhabited Senkaku Islands off Taiwan.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2014
ASDF on mission to deliver Ebola suits to West Africa
The government decided on Friday to deliver 20,000 protective suits to West Africa via the Air Self-Defense Force next week, part of a donation of 700,000 suits to help Ebola-hit countries in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2014
Hagel leaves a Cabinet adrift
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's real problem seems to have been to support too many wars for President Barack Obama and not enough for the Pentagon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2014
Japan mulls financing body to boost weapons exports
Japan might set up a financing arm for weapons exports that would help Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accelerate the break with pacifism and bolster regional security ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2014
Japan raises military profile in maritime war games with U.S.
Japan stepped up its role in large-scale war games with the United States this week, with one of its admirals commanding air and sea maneuvers that the U.S. military described as the most complex ever overseen by the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2014
Japan, ASEAN hold regional security talks in Myanmar
Defense Minister Akinori Eto on Wednesday discussed cooperation in maritime security, humanitarian aid and disaster relief with Southeast Asian counterparts at a meeting in Myanmar.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2014
Australia wants new submarines to use Japan's lithium ion propulsion system
Australia wants a new Japanese propulsion system for its next generation of submarines, government officials with direct knowledge of the matter said, bolstering Tokyo's position as the likely builder of the multibillion-dollar fleet.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2014
Eto to visit Myanmar to join first talks with ASEAN defense ministers
Defense Minister Akinori Eto will meet his ASEAN counterparts in Myanmar for the first gathering of its kind between Tokyo and the 10-nation bloc, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2014
Abe, Obama vow to work to revise Japan-U.S. defense guidelines
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama agree to strengthen their security ties to enhance stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2014
Japan, China foreign ministers in last-ditch talks over Abe-Xi meeting
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida held formal talks Saturday with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to make last-minute arrangements for a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping at this week's APEC summit in Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2014
Will they, won't they? Abe-Xi summit hangs in the balance
Japanese and Chinese ministers hold eleventh-hour talks to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Xi Jinping at this week's APEC summit in Beijing.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2014
Aquino explains backing Japan's new self-defense policy
Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Tuesday he is backing the Abe administration's reinterpretation of the Constitution to be able to exercise the right to collective self-defense because of the situation Filipino peacekeepers in the Golan Heights have encountered since last year.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2014
Putin's shortsighted military play
The rising number of Russian violations of neighbors' airspace of late suggests that President Vladimir Putin is betting that the West can be shown up as a paper tiger. But Russian behavior seems only to be pushing European governments to reduce their interactions with Moscow.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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