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US, Japan Hold Joint Flight Drills Amid Rising Tensions With China
US strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan's airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate.
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Japan's Military Needs More Women, But Harassment Cases Stand In Way
As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it's struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its policymakers have pledged to recruit.
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In A First, Japan, Philippines Start Joint Military Exercise Eyeing China
Japan's navy on Saturday announced the start of a joint annual military exercise, with the Philippines observing the operations for the first time as the two countries seek closer maritime cooperation.
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Japan Military Helicopter With 10 Onboard Crashes, Rescue Operations On
Japan on Thursday said rescue efforts were under way to locate any survivors after one of its military helicopters carrying 10 people crashed in the sea near Miyakojima, part of the country's southwest Okinawa island chain.
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5 Points On Japan's Military Build-up And How It Will Strengthen The Country
Japan unveiled its $320 billion security strategy last week, which includes which includes drastically expanding the island nation's defence capabilities and develop new "counter strike" capabilities.
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Japan Unveils Unprecedented $320 Billion Military Investment Plan Over 5 Years
Japan said on Friday it would begin a once-unthinkable $320 billion military build-up that would arm it with missiles capable of striking China and ready it for a sustained conflict as regional tensions and Russia's Ukraine invasion stoke war fears.
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PM Modi Calls "Friend" Shinzo Abe Day After Landmark Military Agreement With Japan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a telephonic conversation with his outgoing Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and conveyed his gratitude for playing a key role in greatly strengthening ties between India and Japan.
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Japan On Offensive As Second Grand Helicopter Carrier Enters Into Service
Japan's second big helicopter carrier, the Kaga, entered service on Wednesday, giving the nation's military greater ability to deploy beyond its shores as it pushes back against China's growing influence in Asia.
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Japan Launches Defence Communications Satellite
Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches.
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Japan Puts Military On Alert For Possible North Korea Missile Launch
Japan put its military on alert on Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile firing, while South Korea also said it had detected evidence of launch preparations, officials from Japan and South Korea said.
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Japan Puts Military On Alert For Possible North Korea Missile Launch
Japan put its military on alert on Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch, ordering naval destroyers and anti-ballistic missile Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan.
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Japan Military On Alert Over North Korea's Planned Rocket Launch
Japan placed its military on alert on Wednesday to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens Japan, while South Korea warned the North will pay a "severe price" if it proceeds with a satellite launch that Seoul considers a missile test.
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Japan Bills to Expand Military Role Near Enactment Despite Protests
Japan's parliament drew near on Friday to enacting contentious defence legislation that could ease the constraints of the pacifist constitution to let troops fight overseas for the first time since World War Two, despite public protests and delaying tactics by the opposition.
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Japan Military Chief Says South China Sea Surveillance Possible
Japan's top military commander, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, said on Thursday he expected China to become increasingly assertive in the South China Sea and it was possible Japan would conduct patrols and surveillance activities there in the future.
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Thousands Form Human Chain Around Japan's Parliament to Protest New US Base Plan
Thousands of demonstrators formed a human chain around Japan's parliament in Tokyo on Sunday, protesting the planned construction of a new US airbase on the southern island of Okinawa.
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US, Japan Hold Joint Flight Drills Amid Rising Tensions With China
US strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan's airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate.
-
Japan's Military Needs More Women, But Harassment Cases Stand In Way
As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it's struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its policymakers have pledged to recruit.
-
In A First, Japan, Philippines Start Joint Military Exercise Eyeing China
Japan's navy on Saturday announced the start of a joint annual military exercise, with the Philippines observing the operations for the first time as the two countries seek closer maritime cooperation.
-
Japan Military Helicopter With 10 Onboard Crashes, Rescue Operations On
Japan on Thursday said rescue efforts were under way to locate any survivors after one of its military helicopters carrying 10 people crashed in the sea near Miyakojima, part of the country's southwest Okinawa island chain.
-
5 Points On Japan's Military Build-up And How It Will Strengthen The Country
Japan unveiled its $320 billion security strategy last week, which includes which includes drastically expanding the island nation's defence capabilities and develop new "counter strike" capabilities.
-
Japan Unveils Unprecedented $320 Billion Military Investment Plan Over 5 Years
Japan said on Friday it would begin a once-unthinkable $320 billion military build-up that would arm it with missiles capable of striking China and ready it for a sustained conflict as regional tensions and Russia's Ukraine invasion stoke war fears.
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PM Modi Calls "Friend" Shinzo Abe Day After Landmark Military Agreement With Japan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a telephonic conversation with his outgoing Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and conveyed his gratitude for playing a key role in greatly strengthening ties between India and Japan.
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Japan On Offensive As Second Grand Helicopter Carrier Enters Into Service
Japan's second big helicopter carrier, the Kaga, entered service on Wednesday, giving the nation's military greater ability to deploy beyond its shores as it pushes back against China's growing influence in Asia.
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Japan Launches Defence Communications Satellite
Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches.
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Japan Puts Military On Alert For Possible North Korea Missile Launch
Japan put its military on alert on Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile firing, while South Korea also said it had detected evidence of launch preparations, officials from Japan and South Korea said.
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Japan Puts Military On Alert For Possible North Korea Missile Launch
Japan put its military on alert on Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch, ordering naval destroyers and anti-ballistic missile Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan.
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Japan Military On Alert Over North Korea's Planned Rocket Launch
Japan placed its military on alert on Wednesday to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens Japan, while South Korea warned the North will pay a "severe price" if it proceeds with a satellite launch that Seoul considers a missile test.
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Japan Bills to Expand Military Role Near Enactment Despite Protests
Japan's parliament drew near on Friday to enacting contentious defence legislation that could ease the constraints of the pacifist constitution to let troops fight overseas for the first time since World War Two, despite public protests and delaying tactics by the opposition.
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Japan Military Chief Says South China Sea Surveillance Possible
Japan's top military commander, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, said on Thursday he expected China to become increasingly assertive in the South China Sea and it was possible Japan would conduct patrols and surveillance activities there in the future.
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Thousands Form Human Chain Around Japan's Parliament to Protest New US Base Plan
Thousands of demonstrators formed a human chain around Japan's parliament in Tokyo on Sunday, protesting the planned construction of a new US airbase on the southern island of Okinawa.
