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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2017
Taiwan scrambles jets as Chinese aircraft carrier passes through strait en route to Hong Kong
Taiwan scrambled military jets Sunday as China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, passed through the 180-km-wide strait separating the two rivals while en route to Hong Kong to mark the 20th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Beijing.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2017
Australia creates military unit to expand hacking attacks on Islamic State, other enemies
Australia has created its first military cyberdivision, a government minister said on Friday, seeking to expand hacking attacks on foreign enemies including Islamic State.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2017
Philippines says beheaded civilians found in rebel-held town
Five decapitated civilians were found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels on Wednesday, the military said, warning the number of residents killed by rebel "atrocities" could rise sharply as troops retake more ground.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2017
Chinese Navy launches most advanced homegrown destroyer
Highlighting its growing naval prowess amid heated disputes in both the South and East China seas, Beijing unveiled its most advanced homegrown destroyer Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said.
WORLD
Jun 26, 2017
North Korean missile threats among worldwide surge in capabilities, Pentagon study finds
Technology for ballistic and cruise missiles is advancing in countries from North Korea and Iran to Russia and China, increasing potential threats to the U.S. even if those missiles don't carry nuclear warheads, a new Pentagon report states.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2017
Chinese aircraft carrier departs for exercises, likely to visit Hong Kong for handover anniversary
A flotilla led by China's first aircraft carrier has set out from the port city of Qingdao for what the military called "a routine training mission," the country's Defense Ministry said after a report emerged that the vessel would also make an unprecedented port call to Hong Kong early next month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2017
Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq and Myanmar from list of nations using child soldiers
In a highly unusual intervention, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Myanmar from a U.S. list of the world's worst offenders in the use of child soldiers, disregarding the recommendations of State Department experts and senior U.S. diplomats, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 23, 2017
EU leaders launch new defense plan, shared financing for military cooperation, weapons
European Union leaders launched their the most ambitious defense plan for decades Thursday, agreeing on a multibillion-euro weapons fund, shared financing for battle groups and allowing a coalition of the willing to conduct more missions abroad.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2017
The U.S.-Russia game of chicken will end in tears
The stakes are rising to perilous levels in the international rivalry between Moscow and Washington.
WORLD
Jun 21, 2017
Russian defense minister's plane buzzed over Baltic by NATO jet: TASS
A plane carrying Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was buzzed by a NATO F-16 fighter jet as it flew over the Baltic Sea, but was chased away by a Russian military jet, the TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2017
Philippines says Islamist militants took hostages in retreat from school
The Philippine military said Islamist militants who had holed up in a primary school in the south early on Wednesday had retreated after a gunbattle with troops but were holding some civilians hostage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2017
U.S. sends bombers to drill with Japan, South Korea as Moon lambastes North over Warmbier death
The U.S. Air Force sent two B-1B strategic bombers stationed on Guam on a wide-ranging flight for joint drills with the Air Self-Defense Force and South Korea's military Tuesday, just hours after the death of a former U.S. detainee in North Korea was announced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2017
Philippines launches offensive in hope of recapturing Marawi by weekend festival
Philippine aircraft and troops launched a renewed push against Islamist militants in a southern city Tuesday, and a military spokesman said the aim was to clear the area by the weekend Eid festival, although there was no deadline.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2017
U.S. Pacific Commander Harris expected to step down next year
Adm. Harry Harris, the U.S. Pacific military chief known for his combative views on Beijing's South China Sea expansion, is expected to step down next year, U.S. officials said on Friday, leaving President Donald Trump to fill a key post closely watched by China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2017
Seven sailors missing, three injured after U.S. Navy destroyer and cargo vessel collide off Kanagawa
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Japan early Saturday, with at least three members of the destroyer's crew — including its commander — requiring medical evacuation and leaving seven sailors missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2017
U.S., Japan conclude joint drills in disputed South China Sea
The Defense Ministry announced Friday that the Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest warship, the Izumo helicopter carrier, wrapped up three days of joint drills with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2017
Missing U.S. sailor thought lost at sea off Japan found hiding aboard own ship
A missing American sailor whose disappearance at sea on June 8 sparked a massive search of thousands of square kilometers of ocean by the U.S. Navy and Maritime Self-Defense Force has been found — hiding aboard his own ship.

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