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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...
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...
- December 14, 2022
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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 ...
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 ...
- December 14, 2022
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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...
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...
- December 14, 2022
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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...
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...
- December 13, 2022
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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...
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...
- December 13, 2022
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Video Game Hub Japan Confronts Problem Of Addiction
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CNA
From Super Mario to Final Fantasy, Japan has long been synonymous with gaming, but some experts and parents fear a growing addiction problem is going unaddressed.
While nearby nations like China and South Korea have imposed drastic restrictions on youth gaming in recent years - with mixed r...
From Super Mario to Final Fantasy, Japan has long been synonymous with gaming, but some experts and parents fear a growing addiction problem is going unaddressed.
While nearby nations like China and South Korea have imposed drastic restrictions on youth gaming in recent years - with mixed r...
- December 13, 2022
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Japanese Lawmaker In Taiwan Says China Threat Needs More Military Spending
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan needs to increase its military spending in the face of the "grim reality" of the threat from China and North Korea, a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said on Sunday during a visit to Taiwan.
Although Chinese-claimed and democratically-governed Taiwan a...
Japan needs to increase its military spending in the face of the "grim reality" of the threat from China and North Korea, a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said on Sunday during a visit to Taiwan.
Although Chinese-claimed and democratically-governed Taiwan a...
- December 12, 2022
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Ichiro Mizuki, ‘King Of Anime Songs,’ Dies At 74
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JAPAN NEWS
Singer Ichiro Mizuki, known as the “king of anime songs,” died from lung cancer on Dec. 6, his agency announced Monday. He was 74.
Born in Tokyo as Toshio Hayakawa, Mizuki made his debut in 1968 as a singer of popular songs, then switched to anime songs in 1971.
He sang more than 1,2...
Singer Ichiro Mizuki, known as the “king of anime songs,” died from lung cancer on Dec. 6, his agency announced Monday. He was 74.
Born in Tokyo as Toshio Hayakawa, Mizuki made his debut in 1968 as a singer of popular songs, then switched to anime songs in 1971.
He sang more than 1,2...
- December 12, 2022
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Japan Picks 'War' As Kanji Character Of The Year
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CNA
Japan chose the kanji character for "war" on Monday (Dec 12) as the symbol for 2022 after a year marked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe.
The public votes in the annual event for the written character they think best represents the past year....
Japan chose the kanji character for "war" on Monday (Dec 12) as the symbol for 2022 after a year marked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe.
The public votes in the annual event for the written character they think best represents the past year....
- December 12, 2022
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Japan Will Vow "Counterstrike Capability" In Key Security Documents
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KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government will vow in key security documents to be revised this month to acquire "counterstrike capability" but exclusively for defense purposes under the war-renouncing Constitution, a government source said Friday.
The revision to Japan's National Security Strategy an...
The Japanese government will vow in key security documents to be revised this month to acquire "counterstrike capability" but exclusively for defense purposes under the war-renouncing Constitution, a government source said Friday.
The revision to Japan's National Security Strategy an...
- December 10, 2022
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