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MILITARY

Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2017
CIA-backed aid for Syrian rebels frozen after Islamist attack: sources
CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack last month, rebel sources said, raising doubts about foreign support key to their war against President Bashar Assad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2017
China completing possible missile structures in disputed sea: U.S. officials
China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, is nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, two U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2017
In first official comments, Beijing voices displeasure with U.S. carrier patrols in South China Sea
China voiced its opposition Tuesday to freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea by foreign countries that it says threaten its sovereignty — the first official comments by Beijing since a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group began patrols in the strategic waterway.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 20, 2017
Former U.S. officials making plans to bring North Koreans to country for 'Track 1.5 talks'
Preparations are underway to bring senior North Korean officials to the United States for talks with former U.S. officials, the first such meeting in more than five years, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2017
U.S. carrier group begins 'routine patrol' of tense South China Sea
In a move likely to stoke the ire of Beijing, the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 1, which includes the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, began what the navy called "routine operations" in the contested South China Sea on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2017
Washington PR offensive fails to quell Europe's anxiety over Trump
One month into the unusual presidency of Donald Trump, his most senior Cabinet members were deployed to Brussels, Bonn and Munich this past week to reassure nervous Europeans that everything would be OK.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2017
Trump's team is in disarray, McCain tells Europe
Republican Sen. John McCain on Friday broke with the reassurances that U.S. officials have sought to convey on their debut trip to Europe, saying the administration of President Donald Trump is in "disarray."
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2017
Japan to speed up warship-building project to reinforce East China Sea: sources
Japan plans to double warship production to two frigates a year instead of one destroyer so it can patrol parts of the East China Sea disputed by China.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2017
China mulls joining U.N. talks on treaty to ban nuclear weapons
China, one of the five major states possessing nuclear weapons, is thinking of joining U.N. talks on a treaty outlawing nuclear arms starting late March in New York, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2017
China warns U.S. against more patrols in disputed South China Sea
Beijing warned Washington on Wednesday not to challenge its sovereignty in the South China Sea amid reports that the U.S. Navy was gearing up to sail more warships near China's man-made islands in the contested waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 14, 2017
U.S. to send stealth fighters, nuclear sub for military drills with South Korea next month: report
Just two days after North Korea's test-firing of a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile, defense officials in Seoul said Tuesday that the United States would send key strategic assets to the South for joint military exercises scheduled for next month, a report said.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2017
Japanese researchers recipients of ¥880 million in U.S. military funding since 2007
The U.S. military has provided at least ¥880 million ($7.75 million) in funds to researchers at universities and public institutions in Japan since 2007, U.S. Defense Department materials showed Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2017
China expels 32 South Korean missionaries amid tension over THAAD missile defense system
China has expelled 32 South Korean Christian missionaries, a South Korean government official said on Saturday, amid diplomatic tension between the two countries over the planned deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in the South.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2017
Cobra Gold set to shift order in Southeast Asia
The U.S. is signaling rekindled interest in Thailand, with the aim of keeping it out of China's camp.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2017
U.S., Chinese military planes in 'unsafe' encounter over disputed South China Sea
A U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft and a Chinese military plane were involved in an "unsafe" encounter earlier this week in international airspace over the disputed South China Sea, the U.S. Pacific Command said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2017
Task force report highlights 'precarious' Sino-U.S. ties, urges visit to Japan, China to help repair relations
To better signal that the U.S. has not backed away from its role as an Asia-Pacific nation amid China's rise, President Donald Trump and his senior advisers should visit U.S. ally Japan as soon as possible, according to a new report by an expert task force detailing China policy recommendations for the...
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2017
China halts construction at major Lotte project amid THAAD tension
South Korea's Lotte Group said Chinese authorities have halted construction at a multibillion dollar real estate project in the northeastern city of Shenyang after a fire inspection.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2017
Behind the scenes, Tillerson tones down rhetoric on South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears to have toned down his unexpectedly stern words on China's actions in the disputed South China Sea made during his confirmation hearings, an apparently leaked document has shown.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2017
Iraqi forces wage psychological war using jihadi corpses
The flyblown corpses of Islamic State group militants have been rotting along a main street in north Mosul for two weeks, a health risk for passers-by. Suicide bombers' belts beside the fighters can still explode, killing anyone nearby.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2017
Myanmar army and police commanders should be punished for rape of Rohingya, rights group says
Human Rights Watch on Monday called for Myanmar to punish army and police commanders if they allowed troops to rape and sexually assault women and girls of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris but later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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.
A mysterious plot prompts a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in April. In July, Russia's defense minister said he needed to talk to Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
‘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.
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.
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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