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Plans for the American military in Japan to get a command upgrade are gaining steam following comments by the U.S. defense chief that basing a four-star commander in the country is something the Pentagon is “looking at very closely.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/japan/us-forces-japan-command-upgrade/

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Beijing has accused Washington of playing “an extremely ignoble role” in backing Manila in the disputed South China Sea, days after the Philippines' president warned of a red line — what it would consider “an act of war” — in the strategic waterway. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/asia-pacific/politics/china-philippines-south-china-sea-row/

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Just days after the U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held “constructive” in-person talks, the two used speeches at Asia’s top regional security conference over the weekend to deliver markedly different messages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/02/asia-pacific/politics/china-defense-minister-us-rivarly/

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has warned Beijing that if a Filipino were deliberately killed in a clash with the China Coast Guard, this would be “very close to what we define as an act of war.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/31/asia-pacific/politics/shangri-la-dialogue-philippines-marcos-speech/

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North Korea’s fiery satellite launch failure Monday is being viewed as just a temporary setback in the country’s space ambitions, with more attempts at orbit expected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/28/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-satellite-launch-failure-analysis/

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North Korea on Sunday accused the United States and South Korea of conducting more aerial espionage around the peninsula, warning it would take "immediate action" if its sovereignty was breached. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/26/asia-pacific/north-korea-us-south-korea-spy-planes-ships/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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With Japan's neighbors adding hypersonic weapons and AI-equipped drones to their arsenals, what should the SDF do to keep the country safe? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/26/japan/japan-air-defense-upgrade/ #japan #sdf #defense #defenseministry #china #northkorea #russia #usmilitary #missiles

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet his Chinese counterpart next week, the Pentagon said Friday, as Beijing wrapped up two days of large-scale military exercises around Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/asia-pacific/china-us-defense-chiefs-taiwan-military-exercises-end/ #asiapacific #china #us #usmilitary #dongjun #lloydaustin #pla #taiwan

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Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday that the Self-Defense Forces will participate in the U.S. military's Valiant Shield large-scale exercise for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/japan/japan-valiant-shield-drill/ #japan #usjapanrelations #us #usmilitary #sdf

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China on Friday began a second day of joint military drills around Taiwan to test the “seizure of power” and ability to control key areas around the self-ruled island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/asia-pacific/china-military-drills-taiwan-lai-day-two/

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China began two days of military drills “surrounding the island of Taiwan” on Thursday, state-run media reported, days after the self-ruled island’s new president was sworn into office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-military-drills-lai/ #asiapacific #taiwan #china #pla #usmilitary #laichingte

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Japan has sent a defense official to the U.S. Navy to leverage on its experience for the development of a railgun, which uses electromagnetic force to fire bullets at high speeds, government sources have revealed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/japan-defense-railgun-development/

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New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to build on the foreign policy legacy of his predecessor. But balancing a fragile status quo with China as a power struggle looms at home is sure to prove a challenge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-foreign-policy-analysis/

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New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te took the oath of office Monday in Taipei, as he eyes protecting stability and maintaining the status quo in the island’s fraught relationship with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-ching-te-inauguration/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #china #pla #us #usmilitary #taiwanjapanrelations

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The U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in a western suburb of Tokyo was opened to the public in a two-day event through Sunday, with an Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft among exhibits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/us-ospreys-event-at-japan-yokota-base/

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The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S. troops and other military assets on the ground and U.S. satellites in orbit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/18/world/new-star-wars-plan-space-threats-us/

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Amid fears of war, Taiwan's incoming president, Lai Ching-te, has a message for the world. When he delivers his inaugural address on Monday, he will have its attention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-inauguration-preview/

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Discussions are ongoing to create a more responsive U.S.-Japan command structure, addressing issues such as command authority, integration and rapid decision-making capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/14/japan/japan-defense-modernization/

Norobiik, to Women
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#FarhanHaq, a #UN spokesperson, said the new smaller numbers reflected those bodies which had been fully identified. The bigger figures included corpses for whom identification has so far not been completed.

#UN denies #Gaza death toll of #women and #children has been revised down | #Israel-#Gaza war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/13/gaza-ministry-revises-figures-for-women-and-children-killed
UN denies Gaza death toll of women and children has been revised down | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
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Recently, #food and other supplies have fail to make it in to #Gaza as #Israel recently seized the key #Rafah border crossing in its push on that southern city on the Egyptian border.

The #USMilitary has finished installing a floating pier for the #GazaStrip.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/may/16/israel-gaza-war-rafah-middle-east-floating-pier-aid-hamas-latest?page=with:block-6645b1468f0835020111211c#block-6645b1468f0835020111211c

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The U.S. and Taiwanese navies held drills last month that did not officially exist and were dubbed "unplanned sea encounters," part of a tacit agreement in which both sides claim the exercises were simply the result of coincidental encounters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/asia-pacific/us-taiwan-navies-pacific-drills/ #asiapacific #us #taiwan #china #defense #laichingte #usmilitary #pla

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With missiles, submarines and alliances, the Biden administration has built a robust presence in the Pacific to rein in Beijing’s expansionist goals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/asia-pacific/us-military-bases-arms-ships-china/

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In the northern Philippines, near a military base the U.S. recently won access to that is crucial to any defense of Taiwan, Beijing has made inroads with key politicians, wooing them with VIP trips to the mainland. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-elite-china-taiwan/ #asiapacific #politics #philippines #china #taiwan #southchinasea #disputedislands #us #usmilitary #pla

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US military eyes green hydrogen for energy security, resiliency

#hydrogen #greenhydrogen #military #usmilitary #defense #energysecurity #energy #fuel #sustainability #sustainable #solarpower #solarenergy #renewableenergy #renewables #greenenergy #cleanenergy #cleanpower #us #hawaii #unitedstates

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/10/us-department-of-defense-catches-green-hydrogen-fever/

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The Pentagon has outlined the type of inexpensive, unmanned systems it plans to field next year under its Replicator program to help offset China’s military advantage in personnel and manned equipment and deter a potential invasion of Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/07/world/replicator-us-pentagon-drones/ #worldnews #us #usmilitary #drones #taiwan #china

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U.S. says soldier who went to Russia detained for ‘misconduct’ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/07/world/politics/us-soldier-russia-misconduct/

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