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MILITARY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2020
Japan defense minister and U.S. commander share concerns over China
Nobuo Kishi and Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider also confirmed continued bilateral cooperation to counter North Korea's military threat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2020
Okinawa governor asks Suga for dialogue on U.S. base transfer
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in a meeting in Tokyo to hold a dialogue to resolve the issue of the controversial relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 5, 2020
Taiwan hopes Trump gets better so he can keep resisting China
Taiwan hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump can get better from the coronavirus soon so that he can continue to lead the free world in resisting China's "outrages," the speaker of the island's parliament said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 4, 2020
In wake of recent India-China conflict, U.S. sees opportunity
A U.S.-India military exercise in the Bay of Bengal drew attention across the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. military patch depicting drone and China stirs anger in Beijing
Chinese media reacts furiously after U.S. airmen show off patch of an MQ-9 Reaper drone superimposed over a red silhouette of China during an island assault exercise.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2020
White House wants to know how fast nukes could be pulled out of storage, report says
The report comes as talks over extending the last remaining strategic arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia remain deadlocked.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2020
China holds military drills in four seas amid tensions with Taiwan and U.S.
China has simultaneously been holding military drills in the South and East China seas as well as the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, naval authorities said Monday, amid escalating tensions with Taiwan and the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2020
How Trump fell out of love with his generals, and why the feeling is mutual
The president has ridiculed his top generals, ignoring their advice on some key issues and questioning their intelligence, courage and commitment to their soldiers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2020
U.S. and North Korea came much closer to war than previously thought, book claims
Book by journalist Bob Woodward details scores of instances that highlight the unease felt by top U.S. officials amid the 'fire and fury' of the 2017 crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2020
China’s rejection of Taiwan buffer zone raises risk of clash
The latest actions come as Beijing seeks to deter Taipei from continuing to deepen ties with the U.S. and other like-minded democracies.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2020
U.S. troops battling racism report high barrier for justice
As the U.S. confronts systemic racial injustice, the U.S. military, which has long promoted itself as an egalitarian system, is undergoing its own moment of reckoning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2020
Japanese Defense Ministry unveils protocol for encountering UFOs
Defense chief Taro Kono asked the SDF to record any such objects that they encounter or that enter Japanese airspace and to take steps to analyze them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2020
Yokota Air Base showcases U.S. military's commitment to new COVID-19 normal
The base in western Tokyo, which is home to around 12,000 people, has adopted a rigorous program of measures to isolate any novel coronavirus infections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2020
The 1995 Okinawa rape that shook U.S.-Japan ties
Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 4, 1995, a 12-year-old girl was abducted, beaten and raped in the village of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, by three U.S. servicemen — two marines and a naval medic.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 3, 2020
Pentagon's latest salvo against China's growing might: Cold War bombers
The U.S. has been intensifying its challenge to China and its sweeping territorial claims over one of the world's most important strategic waterways.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2020
China looking to double nuclear stockpile in next decade, Pentagon says
The United States' congressionally mandated report said China currently possesses a stockpile “estimated to be in the low 200s.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2020
Kono and Esper look to keep China in check, but challenges abound
Tokyo is facing a double-barreled challenge with a leadership transition amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Beijing's growing maritime assertiveness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 30, 2020
75 years on, legacy of the U.S.-led Occupation of Japan still resonates
While Japan blossomed as an economic powerhouse in the second half of the century, some argue the Occupation created problems that lingered long after it ended.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2020
China-U.S. tensions raise Taiwan conflict fears
Both Beijing and Taipei have held extensive military exercises in recent weeks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2020
U.S. to hold high-level 'Quad' talks with Australia, Japan and India
Top officials from all countries set to meet in Hawaii in September and October, U.S. national security adviser says.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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