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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2023
Japan to phase out 'eyes' of ASDF's search and rescue missions
U-125A aircraft are to be decommissioned under the nation's defense overhaul, but there are concerns that the phaseout could negatively affect the SDF's disaster response.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2023
Japan scrambled jets to monitor Chinese aircraft carrier operations
Japan monitored the operations after the naval group, which also included missile destroyers, sailed between the main Okinawa island and Miyakojima island on Dec. 16.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 2, 2023
Recruitment issues undermining Japan’s military buildup
The SDF faces an uphill battle as it struggles with a falling birthrate and increased competition with the private sector over a shrinking pool of applicants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2022
Japan to deploy missile unit on island near Taiwan
The deployment is intended to strengthen the defense of the Nansei Islands as China boosts its military pressure on Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2022
Japan designates 58 locations as sites linked to national security
The 58 sites designated under the law to regulate the use of land for national security purposes are remote border islands and areas near Self-Defense Force facilities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Dec 23, 2022
What to make of Japan’s new defense documents
Nothing in Japan's new defense documents signals an abandonment of the core principles of its security, but a refinement of roles and capabilities to match modern needs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 20, 2022
With focus on Nansei Islands, Japan prepares for potential Taiwan conflict
More troops, new units, enhanced military capabilities and better medical provisions are just some of the elements laid out by Tokyo in three new security documents.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 20, 2022
In dealing with Beijing, Tokyo must adopt a strong security front
China's military expansion and its challenges to the existing international order have had a significant effect on the defense policies of Japan and the U.S., not to mention Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2022
Japan approves major defense overhaul in dramatic policy shift
The government passed revisions to three key security documents that outline a tough new stance on China and pave the way for Tokyo's acquisition of a 'counterstrike capability.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2022
The fight to build up Japan’s military is just beginning
The famously pacifist nation's plans to double defense spending are both welcome and overdue. Now Japan needs to find a way to pay for them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2022
Japan MSDF captain demoted for power harassment
The ministry also demoted one of the captain's superiors by one rank, citing negligence in investigating the charges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 13, 2022
The politics of Japan's defense spending
When Japan first imposed the 1% of GDP defense-spending ceiling , the issue has been a matter of politics and any attempt to breach that threshold has been taboo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 13, 2022
Is Japan’s counterstrike capability a departure from its post-WWII pacifism?
What is the future of Japan's defense-oriented security posture amid growing military threats and a worsening geopolitical environment?
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 7, 2022
With revisions to key security documents, pacifist Japan set to blaze a new trail
Upcoming changes could usher in dramatic shifts in the country's defense-oriented policy amid what Tokyo calls an 'increasingly severe security environment.'
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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