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Laredo Morning Times
March 30, 2018
However, a senior Japanese government official emphasized that the nation will not be letting down its guard. "If the U.S.-North Korea ... North Korea's ballistic missiles are a pressing threat to Japan's national security, with Pyongyang firing about 40 ballistic missiles in 2016 and 2017. It is estimated NorthÃâà...
The National Interest Online
March 30, 2018
The pledges of “great” new bilateral agreements—with Japan, Korea, the UK—that never materialize as proposals or negotiations, let alone agreements. ... The Trump administration, in between secretaries of state and national security advisors, and very thin on Asia expertise, seems unlikely to haveÃâà...
The Beacon
March 30, 2018
In Japan: When Japan invaded Manchuria in September of 1931, Hoover historian Alexander DeConde noted, “The fighting there did not threaten American security, nor did it menace other tangible American interests.” Hoover insightfully noted at the time that “These [Japanese] acts do not imperil theÃâà...
The Mainichi
March 30, 2018
The government, meanwhile, has been steadily integrating military and civilian research, including through turning the guiding body for Japan's science and technology policy into one more focused on national security. "If we run a research laboratory with a clear policy of not engaging in military affairs,Ãâà...
The Japan News
March 30, 2018
However, a senior Japanese government official emphasized that the nation will not be letting down its guard. “If the U.S.-North Korea ... North Korea's ballistic missiles are a pressing threat to Japan's national security, with Pyongyang firing about 40 ballistic missiles in 2016 and 2017. It is estimated NorthÃâà...
Project Syndicate
March 29, 2018
More recently, Trump doubled down on this approach, announcing stiff tariffs on aluminum and steel, from which some allies – but not Japan – are temporarily exempted. This doesn't look good for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had rushed to be the first to embrace the Trump administration.
Asahi Shimbun
March 12, 2018
11-21 survey on the Self-Defense Forces and defense issues canvassed 3,000 individuals aged 18 or older across the nation, and it received valid responses from 55.7 percent. Contentious national security legislation which enables Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense came into force afterÃâà...
Pork Magazine
March 12, 2018
Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko said he had expressed Japanese concern to Lighthizer and warned of major market disruption. ... on Sunday, saying that Seko told Lighthizer that exports of steel and aluminum from Japan, which is a close ally of the U.S., would not affect U.S. national security.
The Japan Times
March 12, 2018
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Nikkei Asian Review
March 12, 2018
Suh Hoon, director of South Korea's National Intelligence Service, briefed Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on his recent meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The nearly three-hour meeting here was attended by Japanese diplomatic and security officials including National Security AdviserÃâà...
The Japan News
March 11, 2018
In a multiple choice question asking what SDF action permitted by the laws will serve Japan's national security, 42.4 percent pointed to a mission to protect and rescue Japanese citizens in emergencies abroad. A total of 41.7 percent noted that the SDF is authorized to deal with a situation in which foreignÃâà...
The Japan Times
March 10, 2018
Another question asked about how the divisive security laws that took effect in 2016 benefit national security. Some 42.4 percent said the SDF is now authorized to rescue Japanese during overseas emergencies, and 41.7 percent said Japan became able to help the United States and other friendly nationsÃâà...
The Japan Times
March 5, 2018
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has overseen important changes in Japan's national security policies. Japan still struggles to keep pace with changes in the national security environment, however. One powerful obstacle is an outdated approach to national security among the public and in the private sector.
The Japan Times
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump's shake-up of his national security team adds to the burden on one man at the center of any decision about war and peace: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Long a champion of alliances and diplomacy, Mattis increasingly finds himself surrounded by policyÃâà...
The Japan News
December 31, 1999
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Charging ahead with the dramatic remaking of his White House, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster with the former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, a foreign policy hawk entering a White House facingÃâà...
The Japan Times
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON – A U.S. government national security panel said it identified potential risks that warrant a full investigation of Singapore-based Broadcom Ltd.'s $117 billion bid for chipmaker Qualcomm Inc., a senior U.S. Treasury official said in a letter to the companies on Monday. Shares of QualcommÃâà...
