July 2007 - Japan Special Weapons News |
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Blasts Abe Group's Racket over "Abduction Issue" KCNA 20 Jul 2007 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK released a memorandum Thursday to warn the international community of the dangerous consequences to be entailed by the Japanese authorities' attempt to abuse the "abduction issue."
- Japan stresses need for military reform, missile shield RIA Novosti 06 Jul 2007 -- Japan's Defense Ministry published Friday a document that prioritizes the broader use of the Japanese military in global peacekeeping operations and the creation of a national missile shield.
- Japan Defense Report Stresses Peacekeeping, Regional Security VOA 06 Jul 2007 -- The Japanese government has released its annual defense report, underscoring a continuing transformation of its Self-Defense Forces into a modern, outward-looking military
- Japan, U.S. to hold first joint missile defense drill in 2008 RIA Novosti 05 Jul 2007 -- Japan and the United States are planning to conduct in January 2008 their first joint exercises on countering a potential missile attack, a Japanese newspaper said Thursday.
- Japan first female defense chief sworn in, vows to restore trust RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2007 -- Japan's first-ever female defense minister was sworn into office Wednesday, vowing to restore trust in the government following the resignation of her predecessor over his controversial comments regarding the WWII atomic bombing of Japan.
- Japan's defense minister resigns over WWII comments RIA Novosti 03 Jul 2007 -- Japanese Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma announced his resignation Tuesday amid criticism over statements he made suggesting U.S. nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II were inevitable.
- Japanese Defense Minister Resigns VOA 03 Jul 2007 -- Japan's defense minister has resigned over controversial comments about the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan in the Second World War
- Six-party talks on N.Korea unlikely in early July - Japan's FM RIA Novosti 03 Jul 2007 -- Japan is doubtful that six-party negotiations on the North Korean nuclear program will go ahead in early July as Washington had hoped, the Japanese foreign minister said Tuesday.
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