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NOBUO KISHI

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2022
North Korea tests 'more advanced' missile after last week's 'hypersonic' launch
South Korea said Tuesday's missile traveled 700 km at a maximum height of 60 km but flew at a top speed of Mach 10, calling it 'more advanced' than last week's test.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 6, 2022
As space race escalates, Japan bolsters defense capabilities in new domains
The government and Self-Defense Forces are looking to mount an active defense in the space, cyberspace and electromagnetic spectrum fields.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 6, 2022
North Korea claims latest launch was 'hypersonic missile'
The test — the second of an apparent hypersonic weapon in recent months — could give more ammunition to those in Japan pushing for the country to acquire a strike capability.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 5, 2022
North Korea fires apparent ballistic missile in first launch of 2022
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said the North Korean missile had flown for about 500 km and landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2021
What Kishida's Cabinet picks tell us
It is important to look at not only who gets tapped, but which LDP factions they represent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2021
Japan's incoming PM to retain defense and education ministers, report says
Fumio Kishida is set to keep current Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and current Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda in his Cabinet, the Mainichi newspaper reported.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2021
Japan, the U.S. and Vietnam not on same page with China
Vietnam knows that the unpredictable giant China will always be there, while the U.S. and its allies' presence in the region is fickle and fleeting.

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