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DEFENSE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 21, 2019
Tokyo terminates working level talks with Seoul after revealing new evidence on radar lock-on dispute
The Defense Ministry announced Monday it will terminate talks with its South Korean counterpart over the radar lock-on dispute, while revealing what it claims are sounds, converted from radio waves, of the fire-control radar system of a South Korean destroyer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2019
After once declaring all-clear, Trump missile defense review calls North Korea 'extraordinary threat'
President Donald Trump unveiled a revamped U.S. missile defense strategy on Thursday that called North Korea an ongoing and "extraordinary threat," seven months after he declared the threat posed by Pyongyang had been eliminated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2019
Are China, Russia winning AI arms race?
Artificial intelligence is creating new avenues for war in what could be the century's defining arms race.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2019
Japan and U.S. vow to cooperate on North Korea and in space and cyber domains
The talks came a month after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet adopted a new 10-year defense policy and five-year midterm defense buildup program.
EDITORIALS
Jan 4, 2019
Russia brandishes hypersonic threat
Talks should begin to discuss limits on 'hypersonic' technologies to prevent a new major arms race.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 4, 2019
South Korea's Defense Ministry releases video of maritime incident to dispute Japan's account
South Korea released on Friday a video of an alleged radar lock-on incident involving a Japanese plane and a South Korean warship, repeating its demand that Japan stop "distorting" the truth about the case and apologize for a low-altitude flyby by one of its planes.
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2019
South Korea demands apology from Japan for flight over navy warship
The South Korean Defense Ministry on Wednesday demanded that Japan apologize for a "menacing" low-altitude flight by a Japanese patrol plane during a rescue operation by a South Korean Navy ship last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Japan discloses footage of radar lock-on by South Korean warship
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says the footage proves that a South Korean military destroyer locked fire-control radar on an MSDF aircraft on Dec. 20.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2018
U.S. plans to deploy new homeland defense radar system in Japan from 2023
The Pentagon is underscoring the necessity of measures to cope with North Korean ballistic missiles and supersonic missiles under development in China and Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 21, 2018
Japan drags feet on cutting deficit as pre-tax hike budget tops ¥100 trillion
The budget shows Abe's desire to prevent a tax hike from putting the brakes on the economy by triggering a plunge in demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2018
As social security, defense expenses continue to rise, Cabinet OKs record ¥101 trillion draft budget
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday approved a record-high ¥101.46 trillion draft budget for fiscal 2019, topping ¥100 trillion for the first time amid swelling social security and defense expenses, meaning Japan remains far from consolidating its battered fiscal health despite increasing...
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2018
Clarify intentions behind the new defense program
The planned upgrade would give the MSDF the capability to engage in missions that extend beyond the nation's conventional defense posture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 19, 2018
Are 105 more F-35s Japan's best option?
The fighter can't fulfill crucial operational requirements of the Air Self-Defense Force.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2018
China and the two Koreas voice concerns over Japan's new defense guidelines
China and the two Koreas on Tuesday voiced concerns about Japan's latest national defense guidelines, including its decision to pursue the deployment of aircraft carriers for the first time since the end of World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2018
Japan defense plan calls for aircraft carriers at sea and vigilance in space and cyberspace
The latest guidelines, which call for the modification of helicopter carriers so they can launch F-35B fighter jets, were adopted amid concerns over China's expanding military activities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2018
Human error led to GSDF mortar mishap in western Japan, probe finds
Failure to follow correct firing protocol and conduct necessary safety checks resulted in a Ground Self-Defense Force mishap last month in which shrapnel from a live mortar round hit a civilian car in western Japan, the GSDF said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2018
Japan's new defense guidelines will outline plans for more cohesive and flexible 'multidimensional' force
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said earlier that the new defense guidelines should bring about reform “at a speed drastically different from the past.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2018
Japan's two Aegis Ashore anti-missile candidate sites run into local opposition
Located in northwestern Honshu on the Sea of Japan coast, Akita Prefecture has long been thought of in Tokyo and especially western Japan as remote — part of poet Matsuo Basho's famed "The Narrow Road to the Deep North."
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2018
Japan plans to develop defense system using high-powered lasers
Japan plans to develop a defense system using high-powered lasers capable of destroying a flying target instantly, a government source said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2018
Japan eyes introduction of multipurpose aircraft ‘mother ship’ and purchase of extra 100 F-35 jets
The government is considering transforming a helicopter destroyer into an aircraft carrier, a source said, in what could be seen as a departure from the country's pacifist Constitution.
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
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
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.
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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