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Rajnath Singh, the defense minister, inspects the progress of seven defense contractors spun off from OFB
A gathering was held in New Delhi on September 30 to commemorate the first anniversary of the seven defense businesses that were spun out from the former Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). As of October 1, 2021, the companies were up and running, with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi devoting them to...
Rajnath Singh, the Defense minister, meets with his Tanzanian counterpart in private
Rajnath Singh, the Indian defense minister, and Stergomena Lawrence Tax, the Tanzanian minister of defense and national service, met separately on Friday in Delhi. During the meeting, the two talked about a wide variety of topics pertaining to bilateral, regional, and industrial defense cooperati...
JAPAN, AUSTRALIA BEGAN TALKS TO STREGNTHEN SECURITY TIES
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- Japan, Australia began talks to strengthen security ties.
- The countries will also discuss on peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.
- They are also expected to share concerns over Beijing's growing military presence ...
JAPAN AND BRITAIN AGREE TO PROMOTE FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC REGION
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- Japan and Britain agree to promote free and open Indo-Pacific region.
- The countries also agreed to strengthen security ties due to China’s rise in assertiveness.
- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi had a vid...
JAPAN WELCOMES BRITAIN’S PLAN TO DISPATCH AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER STRIKE GROUP
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- Japan welcomes Britain’s plan to dispatch an aircraft carrier strike group.
- Japan Defense Minister had a video conference call with British counterpart.
- The aircraft carrier strike group will be dispatched in the we...
JAPAN’S FIRING RANGE OF SURFACE-TO-SHIP MISSILES NOT AIMED TO STRIKE ENEMY BASES
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- Japan’s firing range of surface-to-ship missiles not aimed to strike enemy bases.
- The firing range is to strengthen standoff defense capability for the country.
- Japan opposition lawmakers have raised concerns over b...
JAPAN AIMS TO BOOST CYBERSECURITY CAPABILITIES ALONG WITH ASEAN
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- Japan aims to boost cybersecurity capabilities along with ASEAN.
- The world has become more dependent on virtual communications after the outbreak of coronavirus.
- Official members of ASEAN will participate in seminars to ...
JAPAN SDF TO SEND NURSES IN HOKKAIDO DUE TO SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS
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- Japan SDF to send nurses in Hokkaido due to shortage of health care workers.
- The nurses will be sent to Asahikawa city in Hokkaido.
- The central Hokkaido city has reported a series of cluster infections.
- Asahika...
OSAKA FACING A SHORTAGE OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS ATTENDING SEVERE COVID-19 CASES
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- Osaka facing a shortage of healthcare workers attending severe COVID-19 cases.
- Osaka Gov, on Monday, asked help for help to the central govt. to send nurses from SDF.
- Japan Defense Ministry mentioned that they are ready t...
JAPAN AND CANADA TO PUSH NORTH KOREA TO ABANDON NUCLEAR, MISSILE PROGRAMS
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- Japan and Canada to push North Korea to abandon nuclear, missile programs.
- Japan Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his Canadian counterpart Harjit Sajjan discussed the same over telephone talks.
- The two ministers had a tel...
SENAKAKU ISLANDS REPORTEDLY FALLS UNDER THE JAPAN-U.S SECURITY TREATY PACT
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- Senkakau islands reportedly fall under the Japan-U.S security treaty pact.
- The defense chiefs of both countries confirmed the same.
- The chiefs referred to the application of Article 5 of the treaty.
- The U.S is ...
JAPAN AND U.S TO NEGOTIATE ON COST-SHARING FOR HOSTING AMERICAN TROOPS
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- Japan and the U.S to negotiate on cost-sharing for hosting American troops.
- The current five-year security deal between the two countries is expiring at the end of fiscal 2020.
- By the end of December, Japan plans to finis...
JAPAN GOVT. PICKS MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES TO BUILD THE NEXT-GEN. FIGHTER PLANE
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- Japan Govt. picks Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to build the next-gen. fighter plane.
- The next-gen stealth jet will replace F-2s which was developed with the U.S.
- Mitsubishi will decide on other participants in the project....
JAPAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER AND OKINAWA GOV. REMAIN SILENT OVER MILITARY BASE RELOCATION
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- Japan's defense minister and Okinawa Gov. remain silent over military base relocation.
- Kishi visited Okinawa for the first time after being posted as a defense minister last month.
- Okinawa accounts for about 70 percen...
JAPAN TO COORDINATE WITH AUSTRALIA IN THE PROTECTION OF MILITARY ASSETS
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- Japan to coordinate with Australia in the protection of military assets.
- Japan Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi met with Australia’s Linda Reynolds.
- Japan and Australia plan to strengthen vigilance and surveillance acti...
JAPAN’S DEFENSE MINISTER AND U.S MILITARY TOP GENERAL SHARED CONCERNS OVER CHINA
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- Japan’s Defense Minister and U.S military top general shared concerns over China.
- The two met on Thursday and discussed several issues at the headquarters of U.S Forces Japan.
- The two also agreed on the importance o...
JAPAN AND THE U.S PUSH AHEAD WITH AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE INTERCEPTION SYSTEM
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- Japan and the U.S push ahead with Aegis Ashore missile interception system.
- Japanese Defense Minister had talks with the U.S counterpart for the same.
- Japan is examining three sea-based plans for the missile interception...
JAPAN TO REPLACE AEGIS ASHORE WITH MOVABLE OFFSHORE MISSILE PLATFORMS
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- Japan to replace Aegis Ashore with movable offshore missile platforms.
- Nobuo Kishi had a joint meeting with LDP’s National Defense Division and Research Commission on National Security.
- The government intends to mak...
DEFENSE MINISTRY OF JAPAN TO SEEK A NEW BUDGET OF $51.8 BILLION FOR FISCAL 2021
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- Defense Ministry of Japan to seek a new budget of $51.8 billion for fiscal 2021.
- The ministry will make a budget request by the end of September.
- The new unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force will be headquartered at the...
JAPAN’S FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER SHIGERU ISHIBA VOWS FOR DECENTRALISATION AND BETTER TIES WITH ASIA
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- Japan’s former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba vows for decentralization and better ties with Asia.
- Shigeru Ishiba is one of the candidates running for the Presidency election for the ruling LDP.
- He also aims at be...