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US MILITARY

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2017
China, Russia take aim at U.S. anti-missile system planned for deployment in South Korea
China and Russia have agreed to take unspecified "countermeasures" in response to the planned U.S. deployment of an anti-missile system to South Korea — a move that came as Defense Minister Tomomi Inada inspected a version of the system on the U.S. territory of Guam on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / OKINAWA BEAT
Jan 13, 2017
Okinawa prepares for new effort to block Henoko base by rallying local opposition
Okinawa Prefecture is scrambling to plot its next move in the wake of a recent Supreme Court ruling siding with the central government's effort to relocate the operations of a U.S. military base within the prefecture despite fierce local opposition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2017
China sends aircraft carrier into Taiwan Strait
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that China's only aircraft carrier had transited the Taiwan Strait amid soaring tensions between Beijing and Taipei.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 10, 2017
U.S. carrier's deployment to turbulent Asia could be test of Trump's China, North Korea policies
Will the symbols of American and Chinese naval might meet in the waters of the disputed South China Sea soon? Probably not.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2017
Japan scrambles fighters as Chinese bombers transit Tsushima Strait for first time since August
Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets were scrambled Monday after a number of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force bombers and reconnaissance planes were detected flying over the East China Sea and Sea of Japan, the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office in Tokyo said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 9, 2017
Thailand considers death penalty for officials convicted of graft
Thai officials convicted in corruption cases involving more than 1 billion baht ($28 million) could face the death penalty under a proposal approved Monday by the military-appointed National Reform Steering Committee.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2017
Give us back our troop carriers, Singapore urges Hong Kong
Singapore's defense minister said Monday that nine armored vehicles seized in Hong Kong could not be detained or confiscated, but that he welcomed Hong Kong's pledge that the dispute would be handled in line with the its laws.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 9, 2017
Nonfatal Osprey crash in Okinawa brings safety fears to fore
The MV-22 Osprey accident last month in Okinawa rekindled concerns about the tilt-rotor aircraft, which was once known as the "widow maker" for those killed during its development.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2017
More nuclear weaponry means more risk
As with guns, Americans are divided on the issue of nuclear weapons. One side is motivated by a "more is better" philosophy — a deep, intuitive belief that the best way to stop bad guys is to get more weapons to the good guys. On the other side are those who think we'd be safer with fewer weapons...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2017
U.S. Defense Department shops around for Japanese commercial technologies
The Pentagon held a seminar in Tokyo in November for Japanese companies to study whether their technologies could be used to build U.S. military equipment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2017
Japan, France agree to start talks on defense supplies-sharing pact
The defense and foreign ministers of Japan and France agreed at their "two-plus-two" meeting Friday to start negotiations over a bilateral accord on sharing defense supplies and services.
WORLD
Jan 6, 2017
Nuclear-armed subs move ahead at Pentagon before Obama goes
The Pentagon's top weapons buyer has approved advanced development for a fleet of 12 new nuclear-armed submarines, a potential $128 billion project that the U.S. Navy calls its top priority.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 4, 2017
The silencing of an anti-U.S. base protester in Okinawa
The extended detention of Hiroji Yamashiro is a shocking display of raw government power.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2017
Indonesian military says cooperation with Australian military suspended
Indonesia suspended cooperation with the Australian military in December for "technical reasons," a spokesman for the Indonesian defence forces said on Wednesday, after offensive material was seen at an Australian training base.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2017
China considering strong measures to contain Taiwan: sources
China's military has become alarmed by what it sees as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's support of Taiwan and is considering strong measures to prevent the island from moving toward independence, sources with ties to senior military officers said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2016
U.S.-China drone spat: more than meets the eye
Both the U.S. and China are pushing — and even tearing — the legal envelope as they jockey for advantage in the South China Sea.
WORLD
Dec 28, 2016
Fault in wing flap becomes main theory of Russian jet crash in Black Sea
Russian investigators looking into the crash of a military plane that crashed, killing all 92 on board, believe a fault with its wing flaps was the reason it plunged into the Black Sea, an investigative source told the Interfax news agency on Tuesday.
WORLD
Dec 27, 2016
Russia finds first black box from crashed jet in Black Sea
Russia has found the first flight recorder from a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea, killing all 92 on board, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, amid unconfirmed reports that authorities had grounded all aircraft of the same type.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 26, 2016
China lodges protest over Taiwan content in U.S. defense bill
China has lodged "stern representations" with the United States after President Barack Obama signed into law a U.S. defense policy bill that suggests a plan to conduct high-level military exchanges with self-ruled Taiwan.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2016
Japan closely monitoring Chinese aircraft carrier's voyage in the East China Sea
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday that a Chinese aircraft carrier's voyage in the Pacific shows Beijing's expanding military capability and that Japan is closely monitoring the vessel.
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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