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MILITARY

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 4, 2015
Spurred by Myanmar radicals, Thai Buddhists push for state religion status
A campaign to enshrine Buddhism as Thailand's state religion has been galvanized by a radical Buddhist movement in neighboring Myanmar that is accused of stoking religious tension, the leader of the Thai bid said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2015
China's five-year plan shows Xi's influence in promoting 'Chinese dream,' pledging to 'purify' Internet
The details of China's new development blueprint, which was officially handed down Tuesday by the Communist Party's Central Committee, leave little doubt as to President Xi Jinping's role in crafting the document.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2015
Japan, U.S. push for mention of South China Sea in defense forum statement
Despite Chinese objections, the United States and Japan are pushing to get concerns about the South China Sea included in a statement to be issued after regional defense talks.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2015
Japan, U.S. to unify defense operations under new body, action plan
The Japanese and U.S. governments establish a new entity to unify the security and diplomacy operations of the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military, both in peacetime and in response to emergency situations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2015
U.S. Navy plans two or more patrols in South China Sea per quarter
The U.S. Navy plans to conduct patrols within 12 nautical miles (22 km) of artificial islands in the South China Sea about twice a quarter to remind China and other countries about U.S. rights under international law, a U.S. defense official said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2015
Philippine Supreme Court unlikely to rule on U.S. security deal before Obama visit
The Philippine Supreme Court is unlikely to rule on a constitutional challenge to a new U.S.-Philippine security agreement before U.S. President Barack Obama visits Manila later this month. A decision is expected next year, a court source said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2015
Okinawa files complaint over restart of landfill work for Futenma replacement
The Okinawa Prefectural Government on Monday filed a complaint against the central government's decision to overrule its attempt to block landfill work for the Futenma base relocation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2015
Japan firms promote defense equipment at security exhibit in Thailand
Japanese companies are promoting their defense equipment and technologies to buyers and military representatives at a four-day international security exhibit that got under way Monday in Bangkok.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2015
China eyes greater cooperation with Iran's air force
China wants to step up cooperation with Iran's air force, the head of the Chinese air force told his Iranian counterpart Monday during the latest in a series of high-level military contacts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2015
Nothing harmless about Putin's new 'Moscowteers'
Across Europe, apologists for Russia and Russian policy have coalesced into what amounts to a fifth column.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2015
Chinese supersonic ship killer makes U.S. Navy's job harder
Increased interactions between the Chinese and U.S. Navy in the contested South China Sea risk becoming more complicated by the increasingly sophisticated missiles being carried by submarines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2015
Quiet East China Sea ADIZ highlights Beijing's struggle to control contested waters
As the battle for control of the South China Sea heats up, Beijing's struggle to assert its authority over another disputed waterway may prove instructive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2015
With vast number of ships, Beijing takes quantity over quality approach in South China Sea
When a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed near one of Beijing's artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea last week, it was operating in a maritime domain bristling with Chinese ships.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2015
Despite agreements, risks linger of U.S.-China naval mishaps
In 2013, a U.S. guided-missile ship veered sharply to avoid a Chinese Navy vessel that tried to block its path in the disputed South China Sea, according to the U.S. account. The next year, the United States said a Chinese fighter jet buzzed within 9 meters (30 feet) of one of its Navy planes, in what...
WORLD
Oct 31, 2015
Russia says U.S. nuclear threat may require nuclear response
Russia would have to respond to a large U.S. nuclear attack with its own nuclear force, a senior government official said on Friday, and also should revive the Cold War practice of training civilians on how to respond to such an attack.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2015
U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency hires first Briton as liaison officer
The Pentagon's principal spy agency is appointing a British air force officer as its first deputy director in charge of improving "integration" between U.S. intelligence units and spy agencies of other English-speaking countries.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2015
U.S.-Japan maintenance deal means Osprey will become familiar sight in Chiba
The U.S. Navy has chosen the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Kisarazu near Tokyo as the maintenance site for its MV-22 Ospreys deployed in Okinawa, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2015
Suga makes rare trip to Guam to back U.S. Marine transfer plan
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who doubles as minister in charge of U.S. base issues in Okinawa Prefecture, agreed with an American commander Friday to help push the bilateral plan to transfer U.S. Marines to Guam.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2015
Japanese pacifism is not the moral choice
Only in Japan is unilateral pacifism considered viable, but in a world of new threats a policy of sympathetic indifference is morally questionable.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2015
Gauging Abe's 'proactive contributions to peace'
While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has talked a good game about Japan playing a bigger international role, his track record so far shows little has changed.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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