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DEFENSE

Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Jun 25, 2013
Finally, 'The Last of Us' is here
Finally, 'The Last of Us' is here
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2013
Japan plans joint forces commander under joint staff chief
The Defense Ministry plans to create a new post of joint forces commander just under the joint staff chief for the Self-Defense Forces, ministry sources said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi rebalancing defense relationships
While America's 'pivot' to the Asia-Pacific continues to hog the limelight, other players also are renegotiating their engagement in the region, including India.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2013
U.S. Marines resume live-fire drill in Hokkaido amid local protests
The U.S. Marine Corps resumes a live firing drill in Hokkaido despite local protests, after suspending it because a misaligned 155mm howitzer shell landed outside the range.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2013
U.S. concerns eased ahead of China talks
The Abe administration's rejection of Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's revisionist views has apparently eased U.S. concerns that Japan was giving China an easy opening to exploit and drive a wedge between Washington and Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2013
Japan's cyber security strategy
The government's efforts to adopt a cyber security strategy deserve praise as long as the constitutional protection of communications privacy is not undermined.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 21, 2013
China tapped Google server secrets
Chinese hackers who breached Google's servers several years ago gained access to a sensitive database with years' worth of information about U.S. surveillance targets, according to current and former government officials.
EDITORIALS
May 21, 2013
Window on China's defense policy
China's critics are usually disappointed by its annual white paper on national defense. Beijing's eighth white paper since 1998 is notable for its view of U.S. policy.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2013
U.S. defense cuts: An ax is needed, not a scalpel
The fact the U.S. government devotes too much to Social Security is no argument for spending too much on the military. The defense budget could use a meat-ax.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
May 13, 2013
Is missile defense useful?
As Japan pours huge sums of taxpayer money into its missile defense system, the SDF is functioning more like a subcontractor for the U.S. armed forces.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Apr 30, 2013
Stand up to Abe for the sake of Japan, Asia's future
Life is comparable to a spiritual drama that in retrospect can be recalled as a series of happy, sad and bitter memories
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 29, 2013
Nuclear arms card for Japan
The Foreign Ministry has been conducting clandestine studies about the potential development of nuclear weapons in Japan, and the U.S. is nervous about it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2013
Cameron uses Korean crisis to defend nuclear arsenal
Prime Minister David Cameron warned against any move to abandon the U.K.'s submarine-based nuclear weapons, citing a growing threat from North Korea and Iran as his Liberal Democrat coalition partners consider scaling back the missile program.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2013
Funds gripe snags SDF isle defense deployment
The Defense Ministry may have to abandon a plan to station a Ground Self-Defense Force coastal monitoring unit on Okinawa's Yonaguni Island because negotiations with the town over the price of land have deadlocked.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2013
Defense institute seeks integrated efforts with U.S.
Amid the changing security situation in East Asia, Japan should be equipped with more flexible and integrated defense capabilities and enhanced coordination among the Self-Defense Forces, the Japan Coast Guard and the U.S. military, according to the 2013 East Asian Strategic Review released Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2013
Obama reveals support for 'strong Jewish state'
Operation Desert Schmooze, President Barack Obama's two-day charm offensive in Jerusalem last week, achieved its central goal of convincing Israelis that the U.S. president doesn't have horns.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2013
Testing times for U.S., China
It's easy to imagine the U.S. as a threat to China when the U.S. spends six times more on defense and has pacts with Japan, India and South Korea.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 18, 2013
SDF graduates warned of 'here and now' crisis
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warns this year's graduating class at the National Defense Academy that today's territorial 'provocations' against Japan could easily turn into a military crisis tomorrow.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2013
Obama's well-timed pivot to the Pacific
In his push to get U.S. troops out of the Mideast, President Barack Obama seems at times to be a man fleeing a burning building for a calmer place.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2013
F-35's story illustrates challenge of paring U.S. defense budget
With an ear-ringing roar, the matte-gray fighter jet streaked down Runway 12 and sliced into a cloudless afternoon sky over the Florida Panhandle. To those watching on the ground, the sleek, bat-winged fuselage soon shrank into a speck, and then nothing at all, as U.S. Marine Capt. Brendan Walsh arcked...
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
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.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
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.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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