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Maritime Partnership Exercise between Ships of Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)
Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt undertook Maritime Partnership Exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force(JMSDF) Ships Uraga and Hirado in the Bay of Bengal on 13 Jan 22. Both JMSDF…
Japan, U.S. ministers to hold ‘two-plus-two’ talks on Friday
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's foreign and defence ministers will hold talks with their U.S. counterparts in a "two-plus-two" format on Friday to discuss security issues, Japan's Foreign Ministry said on…
Japan PM pledges 2022 will be year of “summit diplomacy” in New Year address
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he would refocus his efforts on foreign policy and pledged to make 2022 the year of diplomacy, in a…
Japan aims to put a person on the moon by late 2020s
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan revised the schedule of its space exploration plans on Tuesday, aiming to put a Japanese person on the moon by the latter half of the 2020s.…
Japan agrees to launch military hotline with China next year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defence minister Nobuo Kishi agreed to launch a military hotline with China next year, Japan's government spokesperson said on Tuesday, citing recent talks between Kishi and…
Support for Japan PM up as voters welcome his COVID measures
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Japanese voters support Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government, with the public welcoming his anti-coronavirus measures, including temporary border closure to new foreign entrants, the…
Japan plans record defence spending in 2022 with 10th straight annual increase
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government on Friday approved record defence spending, with a 10th straight annual increase in 2022, against a backdrop of…
Japan, U.S. draw up plan for any Taiwan emergency -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese and U.S. armed forces have drawn up a draft plan for a joint operation for a possible Taiwan emergency, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Thursday,…
Japan earmarks record military spending in draft FY2022/23 budget
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will earmark a record annual military outlay of 5.37 trillion yen ($47.05 billion) in the new fiscal year starting in April, according to a copy of…
Coronavirus cluster linked to U.S. base in Japan grows to at least 180
TOKYO (Reuters) - A cluster of coronavirus infections linked to a U.S. military base in Japan has grown to at least 180, Japan's government said on Monday, raising fears over…
Human Rights Watch calls on Japan to suspend military exchange with Myanmar
TOKYO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Japan on Monday to halt a military study-abroad program in which cadets from Myanmar receive combat training. Since the February coup in…
Chinese envoy to Japan calls on Tokyo for support of Beijing Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) -China's envoy to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday said the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics had been unfortunately "used as a political tool," and asked for Japan's support, while…
