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JAPAN’S STATE-RUN CENTERS TO GIVE COVID-19 VACCINES UNDER AGES 18 -64
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- Japan’s state-run centers to give COVID-19 vaccines under ages 18 - 64.
- The centers in Tokyo and Osaka were set up last month by the Defense Ministry.
- The ministry last week expanded the scope to accept people from ...
JAPAN CONSIDERS ALLOWING PHARMACISTS TO ADMINISTER COVID-19 VACCINES
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- Japan considers allowing pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
- The plan comes as Japan aims to boost vaccination process.
- Online bookings for inoculations for the elderly began from Monday.
- Around 30 pre...
JAPAN OPENED ONLINE COVID-19 VACCINATION SLOTS FROM MONDAY
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- Japan opened online COVID-19 vaccination slots from Monday.
- Residents of the capital's 23 wards aged 65 and above made appointments via the Defense Ministry's website.
- Bookings for the vaccination center in the ci...
JAPAN LIKELY TO DEPLOY F-35B FIGHTER JET TO AN ASDF BASE
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- Japan likely to deploy F-35B fighter jet to an ASDF base.
- The deployment of the aircraft is aimed to check China’s maritime assertiveness around the area.
- However, uncertainty remains over the local community consen...
JAPAN’S GSDF, U.S. MARINE CORPS & FRENCH ARMY TO HOLD JOINT DRILL
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- Japan GSDF, U.S Marine Corps & French Army to hold joint drill.
- The joint drill will be held at a training ground in southwestern Japan, likely around May.
- This is said to be the first large-scale exercise that Japan ...
JAPAN SDF BEGINS COVID-19 VACCINATIONS ON MONDAY
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- Japan SDF begins COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday.
- Around 14,000 medical staff from JSDF will be inoculated.
- The Director of Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital in Tokyo was the first to be vaccinated.
- The four...
JAPAN RESTRICTS SCRAMBLING OF FIGHTER JETS AGAINST CHINESE MILITARY AIRCRAFTS
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- Japan restricts scrambling of fighter jets against Chinese military aircrafts.
- The Japanese fighter jets would only be used for those who threaten the country’s airspace.
- Japan’s ASDF is currently upgrading it...
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 GOVERNMENT DEFENSE BUDGET TO BE AROUND $51.5 BILLION FOR FISCAL 2021
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- Japan government's defense budget to be around $51.5 billion for fiscal 2021.
- The general account budget is said to top 100 trillion yen for the 3rd year straight.
- The Cabinet Office is expected to approve the draft b...
JAPAN’S LDP APPROVES CABINET’S DRAFT PLAN ON LONG-RANGE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES
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- Japan’s LDP approves Cabinet’s draft plan on long-range anti-ship missiles.
- On Friday, the Cabinet will approve the above mentioned plan.
- The standoff missile will be capable of launching itself from land as w...
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 ...
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 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 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...
JAPAN PLANS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT FIGHTER JET WITH THE U.S AND BRITAIN
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- Japan plans to develop the next fighter jet with the U.S and Britain.
- Japan plans to develop a successor for its F-2 fighter jet.
- Japan plans to develop the prototype of the new fighter jet by 2024.
- Japan&rsqu...
THE NEW AEGIS SHORE SHIP WILL COST OVER 500 BILLION YEN FOR JAPAN TO BUILD
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- The new Aegis Shore ship will cost over 500 billion yen for Japan to build.
- The new plan is more expensive than the scrapped land-based interception system.
- Japan plans to build two advanced Aegis destroyers.
- T...
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 WILL NOT REFER TO ACQUIRING STRIKE CAPABILITIES AGAINST FOREIGN BASES
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- Japan will not refer to acquiring strike capabilities against foreign bases.
- Next month the Defense Ministry will be revising its national defense plan.
- The Japanese government had scrapped the Aegis Ashore missile defens...