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CHINA INCREASES ITS DEFENSE SPENDING BY 6.8% FOR FISCAL 2021
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- China increases its defense spending by 6.8% for fiscal 2021.
- The country plans to upgrade the armed forces despite the high government debt and impact of COVID-19.
- China is known for having the second-largest defense bud...
JAPAN AND U.S AGREE TO MAINTAIN TOKYO’S COSTS FOR U. S FORCES
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- Japan and U. S agree to maintain Tokyo’s costs for U.S forces.
- Both the countries signed an agreement to maintain the costs for fiscal 2021.
- Japan is said to spend $1.9 billion starting April as the so-called host n...
U.S MILITARY PLANE WITH A MEMBER OF JAPAN ASDF CRASHES IN ALABAMA
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- U.S military plane with a member of Japan ASDF crashes in Alabama.
- The ministry informed the ASDF officer to be in his 20s and a first lieutenant.
- The Japanese ASDF member was studying in the United States.
- Two...
USFK REPORTS 14 PEOPLE HAVING TESTED COVID-19 POSITIVE IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS
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- USFK reports 14 people having tested COVID-19 positive in the past 2 weeks.
- 11 service members, a dependent and a civilian worker tested positive for COVID-19.
- 9 tested positive while arriving from the U.S in govt. charte...
JAPAN TO SIGN A TENTATIVE 1-YEAR DEAL OVER SHARING COSTS FOR HOSTING U.S TROOPS
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- Japan to sign a tentative 1-year deal over sharing costs for hosting U.S troops.
- Tokyo spends part of the cost of stationing around 55,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan.
- Japan Foreign Minister had a phone call over the...
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...
SOUTH KOREA’S U.S MILITARY BASE – CAMP HUMPHREYS REPORTS 4 POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES
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- South Korea’s U.S Military base – Camp Humphreys reports 4 positive COVID-19 cases.
- Two people who visited Camp Humphreys on Friday tested positive on Tuesday.
- A civilian employee tested positive following dir...
MOTHERS URGE TO BAN U.S MILITARY AIRCRAFTS FLYING OVER DAYCARE CENTER IN OKINAWA
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- Mothers urge to ban U.S military aircraft flying over daycare center in Okinawa.
- The group of mothers visited the Okinawa Defense Bureau to discuss the issue.
- The mothers are said to have complained about the problem for ...
JAPAN AND U.S CONDUCT LARGE-SCALE JOINT MILITARY DRILLS; MEDIA INVITED TO VIEW
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- Japan and U.S conduct large-scale joint military drills; media invited to view.
- The drill was launched due to growing assertiveness in the East and South China seas.
- The two countries practiced two exercises, namely &ndas...
U.S MADE OSPREY TILT-ROTOR AIRCRAFT TESTED BY JAPAN GSDF FOR THE FIRST TIME
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- U.S made Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft tested by Japan GSDF for the first time.
- The aircraft drill was held at a camp east of Tokyo.
- The first Osprey flight outside the camp was scheduled to fly earlier on Nov.10.
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...