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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2022
Upping the ante: Key takeaways from China’s major drills around Taiwan
China's largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan have provided analysts with potential insight into how Chinese forces might operate around the self-ruled island in case of a conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2022
Taiwan accuses China of preparing for invasion as Taipei conducts own drills
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has accused Beijing of using U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit as a pretext for military action.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2022
In first, MSDF joins joint military exercise simulating 'threat to Japan's existence'
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi revealed that the Izumo — one of the MSDF's two de facto aircraft carriers — and the Takanami destroyer took part in the RIMPAC drill.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 6, 2022
Taiwan says China simulating attack on main island in drills
The Taiwanese army responded by sending air patrols and naval ships, deploying land-base missile systems and issuing radio warnings, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 6, 2022
Taiwan tensions underscore importance of Philippines-U.S. ties, new president Marcos says
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the presidential palace in Manila on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 3, 2022
Nancy Pelosi meets Taiwan's Tsai, vowing that U.S. won't abandon Taipei
In a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, the U.S. House speaker said that Washington's solidarity with Taipei is “crucial” now more than ever.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2022
Pelosi becomes highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan in 25 years
The No. 3 U.S. official's trip sent tensions between the superpowers soaring and prompted a furious China to announce missile tests and military drills encircling the democratic island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 1, 2022
Pelosi kicks off Asia trip as talk of Taiwan stop gains steam
The U.S. House speaker is expected to visit the self-ruled island during her Asia tour, despite warnings from China against such a move.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 27, 2022
'Only a matter of time': Warnings of China-U.S. military miscalculation grow
U.S. officials have pointed to a big increase in “unsafe and unprofessional behavior” by the Chinese military targeting not only the U.S. but also allied forces.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2022
U.S. bolstering capabilities of Asia-Pacific allies with latest missile sales
The two missile sales approved for Australia and Japan over the past five days come amid heightened tensions with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2022
China sends drone on solo mission near key Okinawan waterway for first time
The Japanese Defense Ministry said it scrambled fighter jets to monitor the drone, which did not violate the country's territorial airspace.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 26, 2022
Japan advances hypersonics research with combustion flight test
The project is aimed at researching and developing scramjet engine technologies that will allow aircraft and weapons to fly at hypersonic speeds.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2022
U.S. helicopters hold first live-fire military drills in South Korea since 2019
The drills come as the allies announced they would resume other live field training during joint exercises scaled back because of COVID-19 and efforts to reduce tension with the North.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2022
Caroline Kennedy and U.S. State Department No. 2 to visit Solomons
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, plan to visit next month as Washington battles for influence with Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2022
South Korea restores military drills once reduced to help Trump
The allies will return to practicing war scenarios in person, replacing training over the past three years that used computerized command-and-control simulations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2022
U.S. Navy sends warship near disputed South China Sea islands for second time in a week
The U.S. destroyer sailed near the contested Spratly Islands, days after China claimed to have expelled the same vessel from waters near the disputed Paracel islets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2022
U.S. approves possible sale of military assistance to Taiwan
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of military technical assistance to Taiwan worth an estimated $108 million, the Pentagon said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2022
Japan and U.S. conduct joint drills involving 52 aircraft
The drills came as Chinese and Russian warships have been repeatedly spotted off Japan, especially since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in late February.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2022
U.S. successfully tests pair of Lockheed hypersonic missiles
The successful tests show progress among the myriad U.S. hypersonic weapons development efforts, which have in cases been beleaguered by failed tests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2022
Beijing says it expelled U.S. destroyer from waters near South China Sea islands
The USS Benfold guided-missile destroyer had conducted a “freedom of navigation operation” near the Paracel Islands, according to the U.S. Navy.
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.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
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.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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