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DEFENSE

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2023
North Korea's flurry of launches continues as U.S. carrier trains with South
The launch of two short-range missiles came as a U.S. aircraft carrier held joint drills with the South Korean Navy in waters to the south of the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2023
It’s in America’s interest to end the Ukraine crisis
A negotiated cease-fire is the only way out of the current military deadlock in Ukraine, and it must happen before Russia and China cement a strategic axis that weakens the West.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2023
NATO slams Putin rhetoric on nuclear weapons in Belarus
After outlining plans to move tactical nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, the Russian president likened the move to the U.S. stationing its weapons in Europe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2023
An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent
Doubts about both China and the United States are driving an arms race in the Indo-Pacific with echoes of World War II and new levels of risk.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2023
Japan battles to persuade big brands to help with military expansion
A key part of Tokyo's strategy hinges on persuading commercial firms that for decades have quietly armed the SDF to ramp up production.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2023
Kishida vows to strengthen Japan's defense capabilities over five years
Kishida denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an 'outrageous act that jeopardizes the foundation of the international order.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2023
Inside Ukraine’s scramble for 'game-changer' drone fleet
As it struggles to narrow its military gap with Moscow, Kyiv says it is expanding its drone program for both reconnaissance and over longer-range strikes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2023
From rockets to ball bearings, Pentagon struggles to feed war machine
The Navy admiral had a blunt message for the military contractors building precision-guided missiles for his warships, submarines and planes at a moment when the United States is dispatching arms to Ukraine and preparing for the possibility of conflict with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2023
Taiwan vice president calls for military dialogue with Japan
Lai Ching-te, who will be the ruling party's candidate in next year's presidential elections, has said that Taiwan and Japan need to establish a military dialogue mechanism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2023
Kishida defends Abe's diplomacy with Russia
The prime minister said he believes 'there were no problems in Japan's past diplomacy' toward Moscow, including peace treaty talks promoted by late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2023
China and Russia take steps to deepen their alignment
China and Russia have no choice but to deepen their ties as neither can afford a divorce amid their conflict with the West.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2023
Ukraine prepares counteroffensive as Russia's assault on Bakhmut flags
Russia's Wagner mercenaries 'are losing considerable strength and are running out of steam,' Kyiv's ground forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2023
North Korea says it tested new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone
During the drill, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at a depth of 80 to 150 meters for over 59 hours and detonated in waters off its east coast on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2023
U.S. to gain military access in north Philippines near Taiwan
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday that the sites will be identified once formalized with the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2023
Washington fears a war-weary world may embrace China’s Ukraine peace bid
The proposal has provoked a sense of unease within the administration of President Joe Biden, leading in turn to questions about the broader U.S. approach to both Russia and China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023
Marcos says new military bases with U.S. to be 'scattered' around the Philippines
In February Marcos granted the U.S. access to four sites, on top of five existing locations under the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2023
North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korea says
The incident is the latest in a series of tests of its weapons as North Korea's rivals, South Korea and the United States, conduct joint military exercises.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2023
What do America’s spies really think about China?
While U.S. spy agencies focus on China’s military, economic and technological capabilities, they omit too much when it comes to the country’s domestic political challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023
To stay or go? The daily dilemma faced by Ukrainians near the front
Emergency service employees have evacuated more than 10,000 people from settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 last year.

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