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GEN NAKATANI

JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 19, 2015
Japan-South Korea rapprochement deepens as defense chiefs meet
When Gen Nakatani arrives in Seoul on Tuesday, he will be the first Japanese defense minister to visit South Korea in nearly five years, signaling that growing regional security risks are trumping the disputes over territory and history that have blighted relations between the two countries.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 19, 2015
Nakatani defends Joint Staff security bills document
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani admitted Wednesday that the ministry's Joint Staff Office created an internal document in late May about expanding overseas operations of the Self-Defense Forces, based on the assumption that security legislation currently under debate in the Upper House would be enacted....
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2015
Japan defense chief says SDF could deal with nukes under security bills
Under the ruling bloc's security bills, the Self-Defense Forces would theoretically be allowed to transport, repair or store nuclear, chemical and biological weapons for foreign forces.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2015
Japan defense chief on land reclamation: China, others must behave responsibly on South China Sea
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani warned on Saturday that land reclamation projects in the South China Sea risked plunging the region into disorder and urged nations, including China, to behave responsibly.
JAPAN
May 7, 2015
Australia to get classified Japanese data on stealthy submarines ahead of bid, sources say
Japan will agree this month to give Australia classified submarine data, an unprecedented step signaling Tokyo's intent to join competitive bidding to sell Canberra a fleet of stealth subs, said two Japanese officials familiar with the plan.

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