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February 2015 - Japan Special Weapons News

  • Japan, China to resume stalled security talks Iran Press TV 19 Feb 2015 -- Japan and China are reportedly set to resume their long delayed talks concerning security issues amid territorial disputes over the sovereignty of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.
  • Japan, US conduct bilateral training at Torii Station AFNS 18 Feb 2015 -- Emergency response personnel from Kadena Air Base, Torii Station and various departments of the Okinawa Prefecture conducted an annual bilateral aircraft mishap exercise Feb. 17, at Torii Station.
  • Chinese Patrol Ships Enter Disputed Waters Sputnik 15 Feb 2015 -- Japanese officials cried alarm on Sunday as Chinese patrol ships entered the waters of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, and Chinese officials vowed to increase their presence in the area.
  • Regional peace needs stronger rule of intl. law: Japan Iran Press TV 12 Feb 2015 -- Japan has called for "stricter implementation" of international law amid Tokyo's territorial disputes with Beijing over a series of islands in the East China Sea.
  • Russia Riled by Japan's Renewed Claims to Disputed Kuril Islands Sputnik 07 Feb 2015 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it was upset by Japan's renewed attempts to lay claims to a disputed island chain in East Asia.
  • Most Japanese Support Non-Military Assistance in Fight Against IS Sputnik 07 Feb 2015 -- The majority of Japanese citizens say that the government's assistance to the countries that are currently battling the Islamic State militants should be non-military, a poll conducted by Kyodo News revealed on Saturday.
  • US Will Look to China, Japan for Help Against IS VOA 05 Feb 2015 -- In his trip to Asia next week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to discuss with Beijing and Tokyo ways they can help degrade and defeat the Islamic State extremists, a senior State Department official said.
  • Japan Divided Over Future Role Following IS Executions VOA 04 Feb 2015 -- Japan's role on the world stage has been brought into sharp focus by the executions of two Japanese nationals by the Islamic State terror group in Syria. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to change the country's pacifist stance and take a more proactive role in global security. But many Japanese disagree.
  • Abe Seeks to Deploy Japan's Military Abroad for Self-Defense Sputnik 02 Feb 2015 -- Japan does not need to impose geographical limits on the deployment of its military in order to defend the country's allies, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday.
  • Japan Successfully Launches New Spy Satellite Sputnik 01 Feb 2015 -- Japan successfully completed the launch of a radar reconnaissance satellite on Sunday morning, the Kyodo news agency reports.
  • Japan Outraged At Beheading Of IS Hostage RFE/RL 01 Feb 2015 -- Japan has reacted with defiance to a video that purportedly shows the beheading of journalist Kenji Goto by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group.



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