Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
April 2006 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Japan, US Increase Pressure on North Korea Over Abductions VOA 28 Apr 2006 -- Japan and the United States are trying to increase pressure on North Korea to provide full details about the fate of Japanese abducted by Pyongyang during the Cold War.
- Plan Calls for 8,000 U.S. Marines To Move from Okinawa to Guam Washington File 26 Apr 2006 -- The United States and Japan are working on a plan that will result in the relocation of 8,000 U.S. Marines from Okinawa to the island of Guam.
- Eight Thousand U.S. Marines to Move From Okinawa to Guam AFPS 26 Apr 2006 -- The United States will move 8,000 Marines from Okinawa, Japan, to Guam by 2012, Defense Department officials said here yesterday.
- Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Deputy Undersecretary Lawless and Deputy Undersecretary Grone 25 Apr 2006 -- Presenter: Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Affairs Richard Lawless and Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Installations and Environment Philip Grone
- South Korean President Warns Japan Over Island Dispute VOA 25 Apr 2006 -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has accused Japan of clinging to what he called a "dark nostalgia" for its imperial past
- Japan, US Clear Last Big Hurdle for Defense Realignment VOA 24 Apr 2006 -- The last major stumbling block has been cleared for the United States and Japan to initiate a realignment of American forces in Japan.
- Last Minute Diplomacy Averts Standoff Between South Korea, Japan VOA 22 Apr 2006 -- Senior envoys from Japan and South Korea have resolved the latest flare-up in a decades-long dispute over islands that both nations claim
- Japan Sends Envoy to South Korea to Discuss Island Dispute VOA 21 Apr 2006 -- A senior Japanese envoy is meeting South Korean officials in Seoul in an attempt to resolve a worsening dispute over an island chain both countries claim
- S. Korea, Japan Explore Diplomatic Exit From Tense Island Dispute VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- South Korea and Japan are working to prevent a diplomatic confrontation over disputed islands from escalating
- South Korea Preparing for 'All Scenarios' in Island Dispute With Japan VOA 19 Apr 2006 -- South Korea is using unusually stern language to warn Japan against conducting a scientific survey near islands that both countries claim as their own
- Japan, China Defuse Flare-Up in Maritime Territorial Tiff VOA 18 Apr 2006 -- Another flare-up in a maritime boundary dispute between China and Japan appears to have quickly subsided.
- Japan Citizens' Coalition Vows to Fight US Forces Realignment VOA 18 Apr 2006 -- A coalition of Japanese groups say it opposes a plan to realign U.S. forces in Japan.
- S. Korea Warns of 'Stern Measures' to Prevent Japanese Survey of Disputed Islands VOA 17 Apr 2006 -- South Korean authorities are vowing to use all legal measures to stop Japan from carrying out a survey in what they view as South Korean territorial waters
- Japan Asks China for Clarification of Reported Ban on East China Sea Traffic VOA 17 Apr 2006 -- Japan has asked China to explain reports that the Chinese have banned ships from entering a disputed area of the East China Sea while they lay a pipeline and cables under the sea
- Japan, US Fail Again to Conclude Forces Realignment Pact VOA 14 Apr 2006 -- The latest set of talks between U.S. and Japanese officials on realigning the American forces in Japan made progress, but failed to reach an agreement
- North Korean Nuclear Talks to Resume Unofficially in Tokyo VOA 07 Apr 2006 -- North Korea's top nuclear negotiator and other high-ranking officials from the communist state have arrived in Japan for a rare visit
- Japan Defense Agency received first EC225 in VIP configuration for the Japanese Emperor’s Royal Flight Service EADS 06 Apr 2006 -- Japan Defense Agency (JDA) has received on 29th of March, the first EC225 in VIP configuration for the transport of the Japanese Emperor, Prime Minister and official guests. This is to replace its fleet of the current AS332L which had been acquired 20 years ago. Another two EC225s were signed on 10th of March by JDA to replace AS332L before the G8 summit in Japan in 2008.
- LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVES $145 MILLION CONTRACT FOR F-2 COMPONENT WORK Lockheed Martin 04 Apr 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on March 31 valued at over $145 million to manufacture components for five additional F-2 production aircraft. MHI is the prime contractor for the F-2, Japan’s operational support fighter.
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