Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
August 2014 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Modi to Visit Japan to Cement Defense, Economic Ties VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- India's prime minister is heading to Japan Saturday for a five-day visit to shore up defense and economic ties.
- Japanese Defense Ministry Delivers Record Budget Request RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- Japan’s Defense Ministry has made its biggest-ever budget claim.
- TEPCO Says Attempt to Curb Accumulation of Radioactive Water at Fukushima Ineffective RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2014 -- Attempts by the Tokyo Electric Power Cooperation (TEPCO) to curb the accumulation of radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have proven ineffective.
- China, South Korea Slam Japan for Honoring War Criminals VOA 28 Aug 2014 -- China and South Korea called for Japan to reflect on its history of aggression, a day after Tokyo confirmed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a message to a ceremony honoring World War II-era Japanese war criminals.
- Japan's Abe Sent Note to Ceremony Honoring War Criminals VOA 27 Aug 2014 -- Japan has confirmed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a personal message to a ceremony honoring hundreds of World War II-era Japanese war criminals.
- Effectiveness of Fukushima Ice Wall Unclear to Experts RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2014 -- The effectiveness of Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) plan to create an “ice wall” to contain the waste water used to cool the failed reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is so far unclear to experts.
- Japan to Permit Logistical Support to US Forces RIA Novosti 20 Aug 2014 -- The Japanese government is reinterpreting current guidelines in order to allow the Self-Defense Forces' (SDF) to provide logistical support to US forces in the event of an emergency on the Korean Peninsula, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported Wednesday.
- Japan stages military exercises off disputed islands Iran Press TV 19 Aug 2014 -- Japan’s military is holding military drills at the foothills of Mount Fuji to showcase its ability to defend or retake islands in and around the disputed East China Sea.
- Japan not happy with Russia military drills in Pacific Ocean Iran Press TV 13 Aug 2014 -- The Japanese government is discontent with Russian military exercises in the Pacific Ocean's Kurile Islands, which Tokyo claims as its own, a media report says.
- New Military Technology Strengthens Ties between Australia, Japan RIA Novosti 13 Aug 2014 -- Australia is currently in talks to acquire submarine technology from Japan, as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe increases the country's defense budget while easing restrictions on defense exports.
- Japan's criticism of Chinese military 'ill-founded' People's Daily 11 Aug 2014 -- Japan's criticism of the Chinese military in a new defense white paper is ill-founded, China's Ministry of National Defense has said.
- China says Japan's defense policy contradictory to improving ties People's Daily 08 Aug 2014 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday expressed 'strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition' to Japan's latest defense white paper, saying Japan's move was contradictory to its stated desire to improve bilateral ties.
- Japanese military planes enter China's ADIZ: spokesman People's Daily 07 Aug 2014 -- Several Japanese aircraft entered China's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea on Wednesday and carried out extensive reconnaissance, according to the Chinese Air Force.
- China criticizes Japan's defense white paper People's Daily 06 Aug 2014 -- China criticised Japan's latest defense white paper on Tuesday, accusing Japan of using the so-called China threat as an excuse for its military buildup.
- Japan Names China Key Concern in Defense Report VOA 05 Aug 2014 -- Japan says China is taking "dangerous" actions at sea and in the air as it seeks to exert control in waters around Japan and elsewhere in the region. In a newly released annual report on defense, Japan listed China, Russia and North Korea as countries contributing to the region's "increasingly severe" security environment.
- Japan's 'naming' farce can never change China's sovereignty over Diaoyu Islands People's Daily 03 Aug 2014 -- Japan, in the capacity of a foreign country, has no right to 'name' islets that have been part of the Chinese territories since ancient times, and Tokyo's any unilateral move can never change China's sovereignty over them.
- Japan's naming of islands adds to lingering tension People's Daily 02 Aug 2014 -- The Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Japan's unilateral decision to name China's Diaoyu Islands was 'invalid' as it persisted in fueling lingering territorial tensions.
- Japan Gives Vessels to Vietnam to Boost Maritime Security VOA 02 Aug 2014 -- Japan will give Vietnam six used vessels as part of an aid package to help the Southeast Asian country improve its maritime security.
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