Tokyo: – Japanese military analyst Masafumi Iida appealed that the seriousness of the Chinese threat is increasing. In this scenario, Japan also should acquire the capability to attack China. Iida suggested that Japan should build the capability to attack the ports and bases on the Chinese coastline. The US think-tank ‘Centre for Strategic and International […]
Tokyo/Beijing – China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which boasts about being the largest military, is facing a crisis due to the low morale of its troops, claimed a leading Japanese daily. An article published in Nikkei cited the single child policy and other socio-cultural factors are responsible for the low morale of troops. The mental […]
Tokyo: Japan has expressed concerns over the display of military strength, by China, during the National Day celebrations, last month. Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono criticised that the Chinese missiles are a cause of grave concern not only for Japan but for the entire international community. At the same time, Japanese Defence Minister Kono demanded ‘If regional peace and […]
Tokyo/Washington: Japan and the United States once again posed a direct challenge to the increasing Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. On Friday, the Japanese and US navy conducted joint war exercises in the South China Sea. Prior to the war exercises, US B-52 bombers patrolled the South China Sea. The sequence of events […]
Seoul/Tokyo – On Thursday, North Korea’s dictatorial regime tested another ballistic missile. After travelling for a distance of about 1000 km, the missile crashed into the East Sea. But Japan ordered the people here to evacuate the crowded places and move to safer places, expressing concern that North Korea’s missile was in the direction of […]
Tokyo – Rising international tensions, the lack of decision-making ability in the UN, and Japan’s dependence on other countries for defence will be the factors to cause an attack on Japan in the near future. A survey revealed that most Japanese worried their country would get dragged into war. Besides, the poll also displayed that […]
Tokyo: Japan has proposed to the US that Japan could deploy medium and long-range missiles of US origin if the Biden administration is ready for negotiations. For the past few years, only discussions have been ongoing regarding this deployment between the US and Japan. However, a leading Japanese newspaper claimed that the Japanese government has […]
Washington/ Tokyo: It is becoming increasingly difficult to respond to Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. The same can be repeated anywhere in the world, even in Asia. This increases the threat to a free, open and stable system and puts the international community on a historic footing. In such a case, Japan, the United States and […]
Tokyo/ Beijing: Japan has taken swift steps to counter the possible attacks of ‘Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons’ (EMP Weapons) from China. Under this, some bases and divisional headquarters that are part of Japan’s defence forces will be moved to underground spaces. At the same time, ‘EMP filters’ will also be set up at some airports in […]
Tokyo: China’s show of strength against Taiwan has been taken very seriously by Japan. As China is using fighter jets, warships, and missiles to pressurize Taiwan, Japan is swiftly planning to deploy thousands of long-range missiles on its islands close to China and Taiwan. The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri has reported this. This is also a […]