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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 6, 2019
China's Xi urges military to be ready for war amid 'risks and challenges' in 2019
Just days into the new year, Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered his country's military to improve its combat readiness and prepare for the possibility of war while also warning of "unprecedented risks and challenges" in 2019.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 5, 2019
Retired U.S. general warns against letting China dominate 5G networks
China's desire to dominate new wireless technology poses a global threat that should be thwarted by a new, secure network, according to a former Trump administration official whose call for an enlarged U.S. government role caused an uproar last year.
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 Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 28, 2018
Hoop pioneer Wat Misaka reflects on breaking barriers in an incredible life
Wataru "Wat" Misaka never demanded the spotlight nor shouted from the roof tops seeking attention.
EDITORIALS
Dec 25, 2018
Trump loses a guardrail
With the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, the world waits with mounting anxiety for Donald Trump's next decisions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2018
Trump abandons the cheese to escape the Syria mousetrap
Western interference has worsened the pathology of broken, corrupt and dysfunctional politics from Afghanistan to North Africa.
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
WORLD
Dec 22, 2018
Planned drawdown in Afghanistan imperils U.S. push for peace
U.S. President Donald Trump will upend his own strategy to bring peace to Afghanistan and end America's longest war if he proceeds with plans to withdraw about half of the 14,000 U.S. troops there, according to veteran diplomats and U.S. officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2018
Trump mulls major Afghanistan troop withdrawal, seen growing impatient with interventions
President Donald Trump is considering significantly drawing down troops from Afghanistan, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, in the latest sign his patience is thinning both with America's longest war and overseas military interventions, generally.
WORLD
Dec 19, 2018
Russia says it won't let U.S. see missile at heart of nuclear dispute
Russia said on Wednesday it would not let the United States inspect a new nuclear-capable cruise missile at the heart of a dispute between Washington and Moscow that risks unraveling a landmark arms control treaty.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2018
Chinese bombers, fighter jets and warships drill in first military exercise near Taiwan in months
Taiwan's Defense Ministry has said that Chinese bombers, fighter jets and warships were spotted near the self-ruled island nation, the first such reported activity in several months.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 15, 2018
Chinese hackers targeting U.S. Navy contractors with multiple breaches: report
Chinese hackers have breached U.S. Navy contractors to steal a raft of information, including missile plans, through what some officials describe as some of the most debilitating cybercampaigns linked to Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2018
U.S. and South Korea can't agree on sharing the bill for military after Trump's criticism
The United States and South Korea have failed to agree on a bigger South Korean share of the cost of maintaining U.S. troops, an official said on Friday, as the U.S. military warned Korean workers they might be put on leave if no deal is reached.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 12, 2018
Eight decades on, no end in sight to Nanjing toll row
A mutually acceptable accounting of the Nanjing controversy is a matter perhaps best left to wiser generations to resolve.

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