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MILITARY

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2023
Pentagon's top China official travels to Taiwan
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Chase is the most senior U.S. defense official known to have visited the island since 2019.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023
How a fog of questions over a spy balloon and UFOs fed a diplomatic crisis
U.S. officials now suspect that the balloon was sent to spy on bases in Guam and Hawaii, and that other downed objects were not surveillance machines.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2023
Japan eyes eased rules for firing on aircraft violating airspace
The Defense Ministry earlier announced that it “strongly suspects” objects that flew over Japan in 2019, 2020 and 2021 were Chinese spy balloons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 13, 2023
Ruling out aliens? Senior U.S. general says not ruling out anything yet
Recent incidents come as the Pentagon has undertaken a new push to investigate military sightings of unidentified objects.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023
U.S. downs high-altitude object over Alaska as China tensions surge
U.S. officials offered few details about the origin of the object, but said it was about the size of a car and did not appear to have the ability to maneuver.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2023
U.S. adds six Chinese entities tied to balloon program to export blacklist
The restrictions come after the U.S. said it would consider broader efforts to 'expose and address' China's larger surveillance activities that threaten national security and allies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2023
U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel says Japanese industry can play bigger role amid defense challenges
Rahm Emanuel said building up 'resilience' across a number of sectors and supply chains and bolstering deterrence capabilities were crucial goals for the alliance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 5, 2023
After U.S. downing of suspected Chinese spy balloon, can ties can be stabilized?
Washington's dramatic decision to shoot down the balloon has highlighted the growing trust gap between the two superpowers and raised fresh questions about the trajectory of bilateral ties.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 5, 2023
U.S. shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon with a single missile
The balloon was shot down as it floated off the coast of South Carolina, drawing to a close a dramatic saga that shone a spotlight on worsening Sino-U.S. relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 4, 2023
Spy balloon threatens to deflate momentum toward improving China-U.S. ties
While some analysts said the U.S. decision to cancel high-level talks illustrated major hurdles in Sino-American ties, others said a chance for another meeting could come soon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 4, 2023
U.S. postpones Blinken China visit in uproar over alleged spy balloon
The U.S. secretary of state was set to have meetings in Beijing early next week in the first such visit by a top U.S. diplomat in five years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 3, 2023
With Beijing trip, Blinken aims to set guardrails as China-U.S. ties worsen
The key question is whether the visit shows moves toward improving ties are temporary or instead marks the beginning of a sustained effort on cooperation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 2, 2023
Philippines agrees to larger U.S. military presence as allies seek to deter China
The pact will grant U.S. forces access to four more military sites, providing Washington with a strategic footing on the southeastern edge of the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2023
U.S. Navy struggling to counter China's rise as warship repairs limit time at sea
The problems included increased delays in depot maintenance and 'growing numbers of cannibalizations,” according to a congressional assessment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2023
U.S. and South Korea to hold 'tabletop' exercises on nuclear threats next month
Talks by the two countries' defense chiefs came amid rising public support in Seoul for developing its own nuclear weapons after North Korea’s record-breaking flurry of missile tests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 31, 2023
Shrinking U.S. munition reserves could impact a Taiwan conflict
U.S. forces could run out of key weapons in less than one week, with most of them taking more than 20 months to produce under current industrial capacity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 29, 2023
U.S. four-star general warns of war with China by 2025
Although the Pentagon quickly sought to distance itself from the remarks, the latest comments from the top brass highlighted growing unease over the possibility of conflict.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Trump calls the U.S.-Japan alliance ‘one-sided.’ Tokyo says otherwise.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday in Washington.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
China executes man over Japanese school bus stop murder
The bus stop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, where a Japanese mother, her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked in June 2024
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.

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