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Japan's protest against U.S. sanctions on the Japanese president of the ICC has drawn attention for its apparent restraint, spurring curiosity over whether language was softened to avoid a confrontation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/20/japan/politics/icc-reaction-unfortunate-statement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #icc #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #tomokoakane #sanaetakaichi #toshimitsumotegi #gennakatani

Okinawa Assembly Calls for End to Discrimination Against SDF Personnel

On October 8, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly passed a resolution calling for an end to discrimination against members o…
#Japan #JP #Okinawa ##visitjapanjp #allokinawa #chofuzukeran #DennyTamaki #editorial #GenNakatani #mionakamura #news #okinawanews #okinawaprefecturalassembly #politics&security #Self-defenseforces #沖縄
https://www.alojapan.com/1393117/okinawa-assembly-calls-for-end-to-discrimination-against-sdf-personnel/

https://www.alojapan.com/1393117/okinawa-assembly-calls-for-end-to-discrimination-against-sdf-personnel/ Okinawa Assembly Calls for End to Discrimination Against SDF Personnel ##visitjapanjp #AllOkinawa #ChofuZukeran #DennyTamaki #editorial #GenNakatani #MioNakamura #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #OkinawaPrefecturalAssembly #Politics&Security #SelfDefenseForces #沖縄 On October 8, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly passed a resolution calling for an end to discrimination against members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and their families. It ur

The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency, marking 10 years since its founding, is playing a larger role as the control tower for the unified management of defense equipment research and development and exports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/defense-equipment-agency-role/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #atla #defense #gennakatani #defenseministry

Protests over Japan-US military drills in Okinawa expose domestic rifts

Protests that disrupted a major Japan–US military exercise in Okinawa have drawn strong condemnat…
#Japan #JP #Okinawa #beijing #China #DiaoyuIslands #EastChinaSea #GenNakatani #ishigaki #Japaneseself-defenceforces #MiyakoIsland #news #NorthKorea #OkinawaGovernorDennyTamaki #okinawanews #ResoluteDragon25 #Taiwan #us #沖縄
https://www.alojapan.com/1375829/protests-over-japan-us-military-drills-in-okinawa-expose-domestic-rifts/

Japan and South Korea defense chiefs agree to regular visits and tech cooperation

In the first visit to South Korea by a Japanese defense chief in a decade, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met with his counterpa…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #AhnGyu-back #defense #DefenseMinistry #GenNakatani #JapanTopics #LeeJae-myung #news #NorthKorea #ShigeruIshiba #southkorea #SouthKorea-Japanrelations
https://www.alojapan.com/1365496/japan-and-south-korea-defense-chiefs-agree-to-regular-visits-and-tech-cooperation/

https://www.alojapan.com/1365496/japan-and-south-korea-defense-chiefs-agree-to-regular-visits-and-tech-cooperation/ Japan and South Korea defense chiefs agree to regular visits and tech cooperation #AhnGyuBack #defense #DefenseMinistry #GenNakatani #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #LeeJaeMyung #news #NorthKorea #ShigeruIshiba #SouthKorea #SouthKoreaJapanRelations In the first visit to South Korea by a Japanese defense chief in a decade, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met with his counterpart in Seoul on Monday, with the two sides agreeing to make mutual visit

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back have agreed to make mutual visits a regular practice and stake out areas of high-tech defense cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-defense-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #gennakatani #ahngyuback #defenseministry #defense #northkorea #shigeruishiba #leejaemyung

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani will visit South Korea for three days from Monday in the first visit to the country by a Japanese defense chief in 10 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/japan/politics/japan-defense-chief-south-korea-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #gennakatani #southkorea

Japan defense chief to make first visit to South Korea in 10 years

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani will visit South Korea for three days from Monday to meet with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, the Japanese Defense Ministry has announced. This will be the first visit to South Korea …
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #GenNakatani #Japanese #Japanesenews #news #southkorea #SouthKorea-Japanrelations
https://www.alojapan.com/1363610/japan-defense-chief-to-make-first-visit-to-south-korea-in-10-years/

Japan and Australia Forge Stronger Partnership Facing Shared Security Threats

On September 5, Japan and Australia committed to expanding their security cooperation, releasing a joint statement that emphasized their shar…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #22 #aukus #australia #GenNakatani #Japanese #Japanesenews #mogami-classfrigate #news #pennywong #politics&security #RichardMarles #TakeshiIwaya
https://www.alojapan.com/1363510/japan-and-australia-forge-stronger-partnership-facing-shared-security-threats/

https://www.alojapan.com/1363510/japan-and-australia-forge-stronger-partnership-facing-shared-security-threats/ Japan and Australia Forge Stronger Partnership Facing Shared Security Threats #22 #aukus #australia #GenNakatani #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #MogamiClassFrigate #news #PennyWong #Politics&Security #RichardMarles #TakeshiIwaya On September 5, Japan and Australia committed to expanding their security cooperation, releasing a joint statement that emphasized their shared resolve to counter mutual risks and to uphold the vision o

Days after China paraded advanced new weapons, Japan and Australia agreed to take defense and security ties to new heights and cooperate on evacuating each other's nationals from third countries in the event of a crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/politics/japan-australia-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #australiajapanrelations #defense #gennakatani #takeshiiwaya #mogami #china

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Turkish counterpart have pledged to boost defense tie-ups between both countries as Tokyo weighs the possibility of purchasing drones from the NATO member. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/politics/japan-turkey-defense-chiefs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #turkeyjapanrelations #turkey #defense #drones #gennakatani #defenseministry #budgets

Japanese, Turkish defense chiefs pledge industry tie-ups, as Tokyo eyes drones

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on Tuesday, pledging to boost defense industry cooperation as Tokyo weighs the possibility of purchasing dron…
#Japan #JP #Tokyo #budgets #defense #DefenseMinistry #drones #GenNakatani #news #tokyonews #turkey #Turkey-Japanrelations #東京 #東京都
https://www.alojapan.com/1350416/japanese-turkish-defense-chiefs-pledge-industry-tie-ups-as-tokyo-eyes-drones/

https://www.alojapan.com/1350416/japanese-turkish-defense-chiefs-pledge-industry-tie-ups-as-tokyo-eyes-drones/ Japanese, Turkish defense chiefs pledge industry tie-ups, as Tokyo eyes drones #budgets #defense #DefenseMinistry #drones #GenNakatani #news #Tokyo #TokyoNews #turkey #TurkeyJapanRelations #東京 #東京都 Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on Tuesday, pledging to boost defense industry cooperation as Tokyo weighs the possibility of purchasing drones from the NATO member country. Nakatani’s visit to Turkey for talks w

https://www.alojapan.com/1349752/japans-defence-minister-visits-turkiye-to-explore-drone-cooperation-and-defence-ties/ Japan’s Defence Minister visits Türkiye to explore drone cooperation and defence ties #DefenceMinister #GenNakatani #Japan #nato #Türkiye #VisitJapan Japan’s Defence Minister Gen Nakatani is visiting Türkiye  on Tuesday for talks on defence industry cooperation, including the potential acquisition of Turkish-made drones, a diplomatic source said. The visit marks the first official trip by a Japanese defence minister to the NATO member country

Japan Secures Landmark Frigate Deal with Australia in Export Breakthrough

In a landmark deal with Japan, the Australian government announced on July 5 …
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #australia #GenNakatani #Germany #JapanMaritimeSelfDefenseForce #JapanSelfDefenseForce #maritime #mogami-classfrigate #navy #NewFFM #news #philippines #politics&security #Radar #RichardMarles #ShigeruIshiba #warships
https://www.alojapan.com/1340618/japan-secures-landmark-frigate-deal-with-australia-in-export-breakthrough/

https://www.alojapan.com/1340618/japan-secures-landmark-frigate-deal-with-australia-in-export-breakthrough/ Japan Secures Landmark Frigate Deal with Australia in Export Breakthrough #australia #GenNakatani #Germany #Japan #JapanMaritimeSelfDefenseForce #JapanNews #JapanSelfDefenseForce #maritime #MogamiClassFrigate #navy #NewFFM #news #philippines #Politics&Security #Radar #RichardMarles #ShigeruIshiba #warships In a landmark deal with Japan, the Australian government announced on July 5 that it had selected a Japanese-designed frigate for its

https://www.alojapan.com/1336907/new-delhi-tokyo-commit-to-stronger-defence-maritime-ties-during-indian-navy-chiefs-visit-india-news/ New Delhi – Tokyo Commit To Stronger Defence, Maritime Ties During Indian Navy Chief’s Visit | India News #defence #DineshKTripathi #FunakoshiJmsdfBase #GenNakatani #GlobalPartnership #India #IndiaNews #IndoPacific #Japan #JapanUnitedMarineShipyard #JMSDF #jums #Kumano #MaritimeOperationsCenter #mogami #nakatani #NavalStaff #news #TimesNow #Tokyo #TokyoNews #tripathi #tripathis #東京 #東京都 Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, India’s Chief of the Na

Japan is still considering deployment locations for its longer-range standoff missiles, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday, with the weapons planned to be stationed by the end of next March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/politics/japan-long-range-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #defenseministry #missiles #gennakatani #sdf #china #northkorea

Japan has unveiled its first guidelines aimed at bolstering its defenses in outer space, a move that comes as China and Russia have been developing “killer satellites” intended to destroy or damage rivals’ space assets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/politics/japan-space-defense-guidelines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sdf #defenseministry #china #russia #space #defense #gennakatani

‘Killer satellites’ beware: Japan unveils first space defense guidelines

Japan has unveiled its first guidelines aimed at bolstering its defenses in outer space, a move that comes as China and Russia have been developing “killer satellites” intended to destroy or damage rivals’ space assets. The new…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #China #defense #DefenseMinistry #GenNakatani #news #Russia #SDF #space
https://www.alojapan.com/1333280/killer-satellites-beware-japan-unveils-first-space-defense-guidelines/

https://www.alojapan.com/1333280/killer-satellites-beware-japan-unveils-first-space-defense-guidelines/ ‘Killer satellites’ beware: Japan unveils first space defense guidelines #China #defense #DefenseMinistry #GenNakatani #Japan #JapanNews #news #Russia #SDF #space Japan has unveiled its first guidelines aimed at bolstering its defenses in outer space, a move that comes as China and Russia have been developing “killer satellites” intended to destroy or damage rivals’ space assets. The new space domain defense guidelines unveiled by the Defense

As the conflict in Israel and Iran continues to intensify, Japan has said it is deploying Self-Defense Forces aircraft to Djibouti to be on standby for a possible air evacuation of Japanese nationals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/19/japan/sdf-plane-japanese-evacuation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #selfdefenseforces #defenseministry #gennakatani #israel #iran #djibouti

The U.S. has asked Australia to swiftly raise its defense spending to 3.5% of its gross domestic product — a move that could signal a similar demand for Japan is on the horizon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/asia-pacific/politics/us-australia-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #us #defense #richardmarles #petehegseth #gennakatani #defenseministry #budgets #china #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump

Japan and Philippine defense ministers on Sunday agreed to strengthen cooperation amid China’s growing military activity in the East and South China seas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/01/japan/japan-philippines-defense-cooperation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #gennakatani #philippines #gilbertoteodoro #philippinejapanrelations #defense

https://www.alojapan.com/1287761/japan-philippines-agree-to-strengthen-defense-cooperation/ Japan, Philippines agree to strengthen defense cooperation #defense #GenNakatani #GilbertoTeodoro #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #PhilippineJapanRelations #philippines Singapore – Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro on Sunday agreed to further strengthen cooperation between Japan’s Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military amid China’s intensified military activities in the E…

The defense chiefs of Japan, Australia, the U.S. and the Philippines met for talks on the sidelines of a regional security summit as the four look to push back against Chinese military assertiveness in Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/31/asia-pacific/politics/us-japan-australia-philippines-squad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #australia #philippines #defense #gennakatani #usjapanrelations #australiajapanrelations #philippinesjapanrelations #china #petehegseth

In an implicit criticism of China, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani has called for closer defense cooperation among like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific region in order to strengthen the global rules-based order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/31/japan/politics/gen-nakatani-defense-cooperation-shangri-la-dialogue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #gennakatani #defense #defenseministry #china #us #pla