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COLLECTIVE DEFENSE

JAPAN / Politics
Mar 22, 2016
New security laws take effect next Tuesday but SDF not ready, defense chief says
The Self-Defense Forces won¡¯t accept any new roles after the security laws take effect March 29 unless the legal details are in place, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 23, 2015
Forceful defense posture shift could lay Japan open to attack, LDP¡¯s Seiko Noda warns
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s defense policy shift to allow the military to fight abroad for the first time since 1945 could be used by militants as an excuse to attack Japan, a ruling party lawmaker who hopes one day to succeed Abe said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2015
SEALDs members¡¯ next step ¡ª launching a think tank
Members of the student group that ignited a massive wave of youth protests last summer against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s security bills are embarking on a new project.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2015
New MSDF ¡®family cards¡¯ hint at expanded Japan military role abroad: journalist
The Defense Ministry is quietly but steadily preparing for what comes after the controversial security legislation is enacted ? including determining who is eligible to fight in a war, according to journalist Yu Terasawa.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2015
Amid angry scenes, ruling parties force security bills through Lower House committee
A special Diet committee has sign off on legislation that would expand the scope of Self-Defense Forces¡¯ missions overseas, setting the stage for a vote in the Lower House.
JAPAN / Politics
May 18, 2015
Ahead of Diet debate, security experts urge Japan to stick to ¡®defense-only¡¯ policy
A group of noted security experts urge Japan to stick to its ¡®defense-only¡¯ policy ahead of the Diet debate over expanding the SDF¡¯s overseas role.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 19, 2014
Getting to the heart of Abe¡¯s vision for Â鶹´«Ã½ military
The hottest buzzwords in politics these days are ¡°the right of collective self-defense,¡± now that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s advisory panel on security has released its much-awaited recommendations for reinterpreting the Constitution.
JAPAN
May 13, 2014
Abe to get Article 9 proposals Thursday
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s Article 9 panel will propose its conditions for using collective self-defense under a reinterpreted Constitution on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2014
Constitution revision vital: Abe adviser
The idea that Japan can improve its security without dropping a long-standing ban on aiding friendly countries under attack is a miracle that just won¡¯t happen, the acting head of an advisory panel to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2014
Security bid too drastic: Komeito chief
The leader of the ruling party¡¯s smaller coalition partner said Friday that he does not agree with the defense policy changes that would allow Japanese forces to fight overseas to help allies, despite U.S. support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s review of the stance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2014
Defensive realignment with U.S. a balancing act for Abe
For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, exercising the right to collective self-defense will help Japan become what he calls a ¡°normal¡± country on a more equal footing with the United States.
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2014
Abe guts constitutional government
People should realize that Â鶹´«Ã½ prime minister has a shallow understanding of constitutional government. Shinzo Abe thinks he is the ¡®highest responsible person¡¯ for interpreting Â鶹´«Ã½ right to a collective self-defense, and that¡¯s dangerous.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2014
Amendment not needed for collective defense: Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterates his administration¡¯s position that the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution on its own gives Japan the right to collective self-defense.
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2014
Abe¡¯s dangerous path
Efforts must be made to stop Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s effort to drag the nation down a dangerous path in the fields of foreign policy and energy policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2013
Abe-revived body looks to authorize collective defense
Prime Minister Abe closes in on a long-held goal as a panel prepares to propose that the government change its interpretation of the Constitution to permit collective self-defense.
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed DMZ
North Korea's propaganda village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korea's observation post inside the Joint Security Area on the Demilitarized Zone in March 2023
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan
A new Taiwan High Speed Rail train car is unloaded from a cargo ship at a port in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Saturday.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.

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