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Japan to Boost Coast Guard Budget for Senkaku Security

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NIPPON.COM
 
The government decided Friday to increase the fiscal 2027 budget for the Japan Coast Guard by some 100 billion yen, or about 40 pct, to 320 billion yen in stages from the fiscal 2022 initial budget level of 223.1 billion yen.
The plan is part of a policy to strengthen Japan's maritim...

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Japan Vows To Obtain Enemy Base Strike Capability To Address Threats

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan decided Friday to acquire the capability to strike enemy bases as well as to double defense spending in a dramatic shift in its postwar security policy maintained under the nation's war-renouncing Constitution.
With the security environment surrounding Japan becoming unstable i...

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Indonesian Population In Japan To Reach 100,000 By Year-End: Envoy

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ANTARA NEWS
 
The number of Indonesian citizens living in Japan is expected to touch 100 thousand by the end of 2022, Indonesian Ambassador to Japan and Micronesia Federation Heri Akhmadi has said.
"I believe the number will be close to 100 thousand at the end of this year," he informed here on W...

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Drinkers Falling Asleep In The Road Are Dying In Traffic Accidents, Tokyo Police Warn

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CNN
 
Police in Japan’s capital are urging people to moderate their alcohol consumption this holiday season following an increase in deaths of drinkers hit by vehicles after falling asleep on the street.
As of November 25, 10 people had been killed in such accidents this year, Tokyo police said i...

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Japan Plans To Extend Quake Recovery Tax To Cover Defense Spending

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KYODO NEWS
 
 
The Japanese government on Wednesday proposed a plan to prolong a temporary tax implemented to pay for the 2011 quake and tsunami recovery as it seeks to fund an envisioned increase in defense spending.
The government intends to extend the special tax designed to finance reconstruc...

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Japan Selects Winner Of Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier Competition

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DEFENSE NEWS
 
Japan has selected Finland’s Patria AMV as its next wheeled armored personnel carrier following a two-stage evaluation process to replace its fleet of Type 96 eight-wheel drive armored vehicles.
Japan’s Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics Agency announced Friday that the AMV was...

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Japan To Radically Overhaul Defence Policy On China Threats

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CNA
 
Japan is expected to announce its biggest defence overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle the threat from China.
The policies, to be outlined in three defence and security documents as soon as Friday (Dec 16), will ...

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Facing A Cold Northern Winter, Japan Watches Australia's Energy Market Intervention Closely

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ABC NEWS
 
The Japanese government has become the latest player to add its voice to the debate about the Commonwealth's plan to cap coal and gas prices amid anxiety about energy security in the north-Asian giant.
 Key points:The Japanese embassy says it is following Australia's energy market inte...

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U.S. Consulted Japan, Netherlands On Curbing Chip-Related Exports To China

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REUTERS
 
The United States has spoken with its partners, including Japan and the Netherlands, on tightening exports to China of equipment used to make semiconductors, Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser, said on Monday.
The Biden administration aims to cut China off from cer...

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Japan Eyes Higher Corporate, Tobacco Taxes To Fund Defense Spending

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will likely boost its defense spending to around 6.5 trillion yen in fiscal 2023 from the current 5.2 trillion yen, sources close to the matter said Monday, in a five-year effort to double the expenditure to better respond to the changing security environment surrounding the n...

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