Tokyo/Washington: The Japanese parliament sanctioned the provision for $8.6 billion required for the US military deployment in Japan. As per the agreement signed between the two countries regarding this, Japan will also purchase an ‘Advanced Virtual Combat Training System’ for war exercises. As per the proposal sanctioned by the Japanese parliament, the new agreement will […]
Tokyo – The defence ministers of Japan, South Korea and the United States will hold a special meeting in Hawaii next month. The conference is claimed to occur given the growing threats from China’s maritime operations in the Indo-Pacific region and North Korea’s ballistic missiles. A Japanese news channel claimed that this tripartite meeting was […]
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 […]
Hanoi/Tokyo/Beijing – Japan has initiated steps to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN countries further to counter the threat from China’s growing expansionist strategy. Japan has signed a defence cooperation agreement with Vietnam, allowing Japan to provide arms and defence technology to Vietnam. Japanese Defence Minister’s arrival in Vietnam, while Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is still […]
Taipei: Rear Admiral Rommel Jude Ong, a retired Philippine naval officer, expressed concern about China’s alarming level of military activities in the East and the South China Sea. He doubts that no country on their own, even the US can resist the Chinese naval expansionist strategy. Therefore, the retired admiral called on unified efforts from […]
Tokyo: – Japanese defence ministry released a white paper on Tuesday. The Japanese government has delivered a jolt to China with a direct mention of Taiwanese security, for the first time, in this white paper. Japan underlined the importance of Taiwanese security, saying, ‘The Chinese movements posing a challenge to Taiwanese security are dangerous. Bringing […]
Tokyo / Beijing – Japan has now started openly challenging China on the Taiwan issue. Earlier, it was aggressive against China on Senkaku Islands and Hong Kong issues. A few days ago, Japan had sent millions of Coronavirus vaccines to Taiwan. After that, China felt shattered since the Prime Minister of Japan has referred to […]
Tokyo/Beijing – The Japanese government has decided to inquire into the Confucius Institute, the Chinese organisation, promoting the Chinese Communist Regime. Japanese Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda gave this information. Over the last few years, the United States and European countries have ordered the closure of the Confucius Institute, actively promoting and canvassing the Chinese Communist […]
Taipei: Japan and Taiwan have launched joint patrols against a Chinese destroyer sailing through the Miyako Strait and waters off Senkaku Islands. Japan and Taiwan did not comment on the joint patrols. However, the Taiwanese foreign minister announced the patrols against China would continue for the country’s security, for which Taiwan has collaborated with some […]
Beijing: – A few weeks ago, the US warship USS Mustin patrolled in front of the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning. China, infuriated with this US action, completed the patrolling of Liaoning and held war exercises near the Taiwanese marine region. The Chinese mouthpiece claimed that the Chinese action was a warning for the United States. […]