"China's stance toward other countries and military moves, coupled with a lack of transparency regarding its military and national security policies, represent a concern to Japan and the wider international community and require close watch." Abe's government also vows to review Japan's ban on w...
He said China's actions included a militarization of the East and South China Seas, harassment of foreign fishing and other vessels, and depletion of maritime resources and the environment. China ranks second highest in military spending after the United States and is rapidly modernizing its forces...
Not long ago, a number of incumbent Japanese defense officials visited the shrine, Lin said, adding that now a former admiral is to be chief priest for the first time, Japan's wrong attitude toward its past aggression has once again been exposed. "China urges the Japanese side to face up...
Since 2012 Abe has not just restored the status quo anteof 2009. His project has been the building of the military/intelligence capabilities of a “normal country,” indeed, of a regional and international military power. His timing has been auspicious, occurring simultaneously with the Obama adm...
The move comes as Taiwan, which lies between Japan and the Philippines, has become a focal point of intensifying Chinese military activity that Tokyo and Washington worry could escalate into war. Japan held joint military exercises with the United States and the Philippines as recently as October....
The country has long sought to be a regional power, and has used its military, economic, and political leverage to advance its interests in the region, most notably securing a client state in Iraq. This has led to increased tensions with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, which view Iran...
Friday, Hired Swords: The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan (1992); and William Wayne Farris, Population, Disease, and Land in Early Japan, 645–900 (1985), and Heavenly Warriors: The Evolution of Japan’s Military, 500–1300 (1992). Medieval Japan Among works of note on ...
Moreover, the fighter jets would not be exported to nations now engaged in military conflict. Only nations that have signed agreements with Japan regarding the export of defense equipment would be eligible to receive the fighter jets. The ruling coalition is also considering putting in place a st...
The United States also sanctioned Limited Liability Company Promtekhnologiya, which produces rifles and other weapons that have been used in military operations in Ukraine; seven shipping companies, which own or operate 69 vessels; and one marine towing company. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will ...
and then travel to Japan however the purpose of that travel remains the crucial point. Persons applying to travel to Japan for tourism purposes will still not be granted a visa and cannot enter at this time. While this is a positive step toward a full opening of the border, there remains...