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Thirteen crew rescued after ship capsizes off Japan, search continues for 9 missing
Jan 25, 2023 15:54South Korean and Japanese coast guards on Wednesday continued to search for 9 crew members still missing, after rescuing 13 crew from a cargo ship that sank off southwestern Japan during fierce winter winds.
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Russia's Medvedev: Japan's new PM betraying Hiroshima victims
Jan 14, 2023 14:26Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev says Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has betrayed the rights of hundreds of thousands of victims of US nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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China rages against US, Japan's increasingly anti-Beijing alliance
Jan 14, 2023 07:58China speaks out after the United States and Japan vowed to further solidify their alliance against Beijing, which the allies have identified as a mutual threat.
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Suspect in assassination of ex-Japanese PM charged with murder
Jan 13, 2023 16:04Prosecutors in Japan have formally charged the 42-year-old suspect in the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe with murder and sent him to stand trial, a Japanese court said on Friday.
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US, Japan to expand security alliance into space to counter China
Jan 13, 2023 06:18The United States and Japan say they are extending security alliance to space, in a push to defend against attacks on satellites in order to counter the growing power of China.
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US to deploy upgraded Marine unit on Japan's Okinawa: Defense sec.
Jan 12, 2023 09:25US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says Washington will deploy a new missile-armed mobile Marine unit across Japan's southern island of Okinawa, as Washington and Tokyo step up military cooperation meant to deter China.
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Russia wary of potential Japanese military buildup near its borders
Jan 04, 2023 14:06Russia warns it could take retaliatory steps against potential military buildup by Japan near a set of islands that are disputed by both countries.
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North Korean leader unveils new goals to boost military power
Dec 28, 2022 07:31North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presented new key goals to further boost the country’s military power next year, amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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Japan's record annual military budget amid soaring inflation sparks criticism
Dec 23, 2022 14:03Japan has announced a plan to increase its military spending by more than a quarter in 2023, including $1.6 billion to buy US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles in what will be the country's record military build-up even as inflation hits a 40-year high.
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N. Korea blasts Japan's $320bn 'security strategy', calls it 'new aggression policy'
Dec 20, 2022 15:15North Korea has denounced Japan's new security strategy, describing it as a "serious" threat against international peace and vowing to show “actual action” in response to Tokyo's “wrong” choice.