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UN MILITARY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2021
Japan defense minister inspects British aircraft carrier in show of unity
The inspection came as the two nations deepen their defense cooperation in response to China's military buildup and assertive territorial claims in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021
Taiwan says China can 'paralyze' its defenses — and threat is worsening
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said in its annual report on China's armed forces that Beijing is able to fully monitor the island's military deployments.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021
China implements revised law to boost power of maritime authorities
The law, which went into effect Wednesday, comes amid concern that it could escalate tensions with other countries, including near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2021
South Korean court nixes lawsuit by former wartime guards with Japanese army
The men, who had worked as guards at Japanese prisoner-of-war camps in Southeast Asian countries, were convicted as Class-B and Class-C war criminals by the Allies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2021
Japan seeks record defense budget with spending for new technologies
The u00a55.4 trillion request — much of which is intended to counter China's growing military muscle — would exceed fiscal 2021's record initial budget, rising for the tenth consecutive year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2021
As U.S. troops searched Afghans, a bomber in the crowd moved in
Officials are still piecing together the chain of events in the attack that killed scores of people, including 13 U.S. service members, outside the Kabul airport.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2021
China will soon surpass Russia as a nuclear threat, senior U.S. military official says
China's development of nuclear capabilities 'can no longer be aligned' with its claim that it wants to maintain a minimum deterrent, the U.S. Strategic Command's deputy commander said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2021
U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait after Chinese assault drills
The passage comes amid a spike in military tensions in the past two years between Taiwan and China, and follows Chinese assault drills last week near the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2021
Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden
Despite growing tensions, U.S. military officials have long sought to have open lines of communication with their Chinese counterparts to manage risks between the two countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2021
Alliance with Japan remains 'credible deterrent,' says new U.S. commander
Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp is set to manage around 54,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan and coordinate with the country's Self-Defense Forces.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2021
U.S. scraps plan to use Japanese bases for Afghan refugees, sources say
The planned move would have also involved bases in South Korea, an idea the government in Seoul responded positively to.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021
Biden ran on competence and empathy. Afghanistan is testing that.
The chaotic endgame of the American withdrawal has undercut some of the most fundamental premises of President Biden's presidency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2021
Biden assured G7 allies in June that U.S. would ensure Kabul’s stability
The discussions between G7 leaders highlight how many governments were caught off guard by the speed of the Taliban advance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021
West struggles with Afghanistan chaos as Biden again defends withdrawal
Chaos around Kabul Airport was so bad that the U.S. military was forced to use three helicopters to transport 169 Americans into the complex from a building just 200 meters away.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2021
Taliban, striking dovish tone, pledge peace and women's rights under Islam
The group said it wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2021
Gorbachev, who pulled Soviets from Afghanistan, says U.S. campaign doomed from start
NATO and the U.S. 'should have admitted failure earlier. The important thing now is to draw the lessons from what happened and make sure that similar mistakes are not repeated,' he said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2021
The Taliban are back. Now will they restrain or support al-Qaida?
The United States invaded Afghanistan 20 years ago in response to terrorism, and many worry that al-Qaida and other radical Islamist groups will again find safe haven there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2021
China trumpets U.S. decline, but Asia's lessons from Afghan chaos hard to discern
Even as Chinese state media seizes on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as a signal of America's decline, the view from Beijing's halls of power is likely far more nuanced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2021
Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan, premier says
Premier Su Tseng-chang offered an indirect warning to powerful neighbor China not to be 'deluded' into thinking it could take the island in an invasion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2021
Desperate Afghans throng Kabul airport, stalling U.S. evacuations
Crowds have converged on the airport seeking to escape, with some clinging to a U.S. military transport plane as it taxied on the runway.

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