A panel of advisers to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a set of conditions for exercising Japan’s right to defend other nations in case of an attack, Defense News reported
MorePresident Barack Obama has begun his tour of Asia by first visiting Japan amid the countryâs growing territorial dispute with China, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. David Lynch writes President Obama will later visit
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Tokyo’s metropolitan government has extended a contract with Accenture for a program to encourage foreign investors to move their regional headquarters and research and development centers to the region. Accenture will continue
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Japan has relaxed its decades-long weapons export ban in a move to bolster its local defense market and strengthen ties with allies around the world, Reuters reported Tuesday. The Japanese government announced
MoreSenior U.S. and Japanese officials have reached a bilateral agreement on nuclear materials disposal and nuclear energy research at the Nuclear Security Summit held in The Hague, Netherlands early this week, Nextgov
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The Japanese government is planning to rescind the countryâs ban on weapons exports in a move aimed at building up its military clout, Agence France-Presse reported Wednesday. Citing a Kyodo News report,
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Japan will invest $240 billion in new military equipment and weapons during the next five years as part its national security strategy, DoD Buzz reported Wednesday. Richard Sisk writes Japan wants to
MoreJapan is planning to form a research center patterned after the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that is intended to study civilian technologies for military applications, Reuters reported Wednesday. Tim Kelly
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Japanese and Russian foreign and defense officials met Saturday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation amid regional security concerns in the Asia Pacific, Reuters reported Saturday. Yoko Kubota writes the ministers from both
MoreThe U.S. and Japan have agreed to broaden their alliance in the face of growing military threats from North Korea and China, according to a New York Times article. Jennifer Steinhauer and
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