Japan’s GDP Growth Imperils 2% Defense Spending Target
The growth of Japan’s GDP may sound like good news for the country, but it also means it will have to pay more to reach its ...
WATCH: One of the oldest ships in Royal Navy HMS Ledbury sails from Portsmouth after hosting Japanese military
One of the oldest ships in the Royal Navy fleet sailed from Portsmouth today in the Spring sunshine. HMS Ledbury, a ...
Japan MSDF helicopters that crashed last year brought ashore
Two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters that crashed and sank in the Pacific Ocean last year have been brought ashore. Several bodies were reportedly found in the wreckage salvaged earlier ...
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The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep
Rear Adm. Takuhiro Hiragi, commander of Fleet Air Wing 5 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, says his group’s mission ...
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Japan Appoints First Chief of New Joint Operations Command
At a Cabinet meeting on March 11, the Japanese government appointed Lieutenant General Nagumo Kenichiro, vice chief of staff ...
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Japan Set to Field 2nd F-35B Squadron by 2030, Amphibious Brigade Drills with U.S. Marines
Japan plans to field a second F-35B squadron by the end of the decade, according to a Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) ...
Japan a rising power in the space arena
Amid growing security anxieties, the Japanese are looking to their considerable space tech capabilities to take on a more ...
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Marines expand F-35B’s presence in Japan, marking new phase for fighter operations
A third Marine Corps squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, marking the latest ...
Donald Trump Questions Why US Protects Japan
The Trump administration has stated it wants Taiwan to spend 10 percent of its GDP and for Japan to spend 3 percent of its ...
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A Plea for Justice for Japan’s So-Called Comfort Women
Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World War II. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from ...
Volunteer searching for WWII dead in Japanese caves unearths remains of hundreds of people
The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.