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December 2015 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Taiwan to negotiate with Japan over comfort women compensation CNA 30 Dec 2015 -- Japan is willing to negotiate with Taiwan over the issue of comfort women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II, and the negotiations will start in early January, Foreign Minister David Y.L. Lin (林永樂) said Wednesday.
- Japan reportedly to face comfort women issue beyond Korea: official CNA 30 Dec 2015 -- The Japanese government must have been aware of Taiwan's demands over the 'comfort women' issue, given that Japanese officials told NHK that their government will face the issue directly with countries other than South Korea based on different conditions, according to Taiwan's representative to Japan Shen Ssu-tsun (沈斯淳).
- Chu urges Japan to address Taiwan's 'comfort women' issue CNA 29 Dec 2015 -- Ruling Kuomintang chairman and presidential candidate Eric Chu (朱立倫) urged Japan Tuesday to come forward and deal with the 'comfort women' issue in Taiwan after Japan and South Korea agreed to compensate South Korean comfort women a day earlier.
- After Japan-Korea comfort women deal, Taiwan wants one too CNA 29 Dec 2015 -- Taiwan again asked Japan on Tuesday to issue an apology to Taiwanese women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese imperial military during World War II, known euphemistically as 'comfort women,' and offer them compensation.
- Taiwan: Japan owes apology over 'comfort women' Press TV 29 Dec 2015 -- Taiwan's President Ma Ying-Jeou has urged Tokyo to apologize and compensate the Taiwanese women who were forced to work as "comfort women" in Japan during World War II.
- Background Briefing - Developments on the Relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea US Dept. of State 28 Dec 2015
- Taiwan to continue to negotiate with Japan on 'comfort women' CNA 28 Dec 2015 -- Taiwan will continue to negotiate with Japan to have it apologize to Taiwanese comfort women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese imperial military during World War II, Presidential Office spokesman Charles Chen (陳以信) said Monday.
- Japan asked to give same treatment to Taiwanese, Korean comfort women CNA 28 Dec 2015 -- Taiwan asked Japan Sunday to apply any agreement reached with South Korea in scheduled bilateral talks over the 'comfort women' issue to victims in Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affair (MOFA) said Sunday.
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 28 Dec 2015 -- On December 28, commencing from around 2:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m., Mr Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting with Mr Yun Byung-se, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK), and announced about the issue of comfort women at the press occasion held after the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting as follows.
- Abe expresses apology, remorse for Korean victims of sex slavery People's Daily 28 Dec 2015 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his apology and remorse for Korean women falling victim to Japan's sex slavery during World War II, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said here on Monday.
- Japan, South Korea reach deal on WWII women slaves Press TV 28 Dec 2015 -- Japan and South Korea have finally inked a landmark deal over the controversial issue of women sex slaves during World War II, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offering an apology and promising more than USD eight million in compensation for the Korean victims.
- Japan Apologizes for WWII 'Comfort Women' Issue, Agrees to Pay Compensation Sputnik 28 Dec 2015 -- The Japanese government on Monday apologized for sexual enslavement of Korean women during the World War II, and pledged to provide a one-billion-yen ($8.3 million) funding for the victims, local media reported.
- Japan, South Korea Agree to 'Comfort Women' Settlement VOA 28 Dec 2015 -- Japan and South Korea have reached a landmark agreement that both countries' foreign ministers say resolves the longstanding dispute over Tokyo's responsibility to 'comfort women' who were forced to work as prostitutes in Japanese military brothels in World War II.
- Japan-S Korea Deal Could Help Efforts to Counter Pyongyang VOA 28 Dec 2015 -- A new landmark agreement between Japan and South Korea could pave the way for enhanced cooperation on regional threats such as North Korea's nuclear program, a senior State Department official said.
- Armed Chinese vessel spotted in disputed waters: Japan Press TV 26 Dec 2015 -- Japan says an armed Chinese coast guard vessel has entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters near the disputed East China Sea islands for the second time in less than a week.
- Armed Chinese Vessel Enters Japanese Territorial Waters - Coast Guard Sputnik 26 Dec 2015 -- An armed Chinese government vessel entered Japan's territorial waters Saturday, the Japanese coast guard said, as cited by the local media.
- Japan confirms detention of three nationals in China Press TV 26 Dec 2015 -- Japan has confirmed the detention of three of its nationals by Chinese authorities, rejecting, however, the charges of spying leveled by Beijing against them.
- Okinawa sues Japan government over US base relocation Press TV 25 Dec 2015 -- The Okinawa prefecture has filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government over local resistance to a relocation of a US military base within the strategic island.
- Okinawa Sues Tokyo in Latest Bid to Stop US Base Relocation VOA 25 Dec 2015 -- In a continuing legal battle, Okinawa officials sued Japan's central government Friday in an attempt to stop the relocation of a U.S. air base from a heavily populated area to a less-developed area of the tiny island.
- Japan approves record 42 bln USD defense budget for FY 2016, spending leaps for 4th straight year People's Daily 24 Dec 2015 -- The Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a record-high military budget on Thursday marking the fourth consecutive year that spending on defense has increased.
- Japan cabinet approves largest defense budget Press TV 24 Dec 2015 -- The Japanese cabinet has approved the largest ever annual defense budget for Japan, moving one step farther from the country's post-World War II pacifist image.
- Chinese defends ship patrol near Diaoyu Islands People's Daily 23 Dec 2015 -- China on Wednesday rejected comments made by Japan about its ship patrol near the Diaoyu Islands, saying the action was 'irreproachable.'
- Japan: Armed Chinese Vessel Spotted Near Disputed Islands VOA 22 Dec 2015 -- Japan says it has spotted an armed Chinese coast guard ship near a set of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea that are the center of a long-running territorial dispute between the two Asian economic giants.
- Japan Delays Charges Over Alleged Leak of Military Data to Russia Sputnik 18 Dec 2015 -- Tokyo prosecutor's office postponed filing charges against seven Japanese officials who was accused in transfer of Japanese military data to Russia, according to local media.
- U.S., Japan Agree to Host-Nation Support for U.S. Troops AFPS 16 Dec 2015 -- The United States and Japan agreed in principle to a new five-year package of host-nation support for U.S. armed forces stationed in Japan, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters today.
- Japanese Prime Minister Leaves India with Key Agreements VOA 13 Dec 2015 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday ended his three-day visit to India where he signed a number of agreements in key areas.
- Japan, India Strengthen Ties With Series of Deals VOA 12 Dec 2015 -- Japan and India on Saturday sealed their warming ties with a deal for Tokyo to build India's first high-speed train, defense pacts that will clear the way for Japan to sell weapons to India, and progress on a civil nuclear agreement.
- NAWCWD hosts MDA, Japanese for live-fire test of SM-3 Block IIA missile NNS 09 Dec 2015 -- Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California hosted a live-fire test of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile, a 21-inch diameter Standard Missile variant cooperatively developed by the United States and Japan for use with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense program, on Dec. 8.
- U.S.-Japan Cooperative Development Project Conducts Successful Flight Test of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA MDA 08 Dec 2015 -- The Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, announced the successful completion of a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA flight test from the Point Mugu Sea Range, San Nicolas Island, California.
- Japan Will Continue Using ISS Until 2024 Sputnik 08 Dec 2015 -- Japan has agreed to continue using the International Space Station (ISS) until 2024, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday.
- Japanese Pacifists Oppose Involvement in IS Conflict VOA 07 Dec 2015 -- In Japan, opponents of recently enacted security measures that authorize the military to fight abroad are growing increasingly concerned about getting drawn into a military conflict with Islamic State militants.
- Tokyo Considering Advanced US Air Defense Systems to Counter N.Korea Sputnik 03 Dec 2015 -- The Japanese Defense Ministry could deploy advanced US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems during the next five-year defense buildup program starting in 2019.
- Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work's meeting with Japan State Minister of Defense Kenji Wakamiya DoD 01 Dec 2015
- Japan to Deploy Troops to Ishigaki Island, Near Disputed Zone With China Sputnik 01 Dec 2015 -- The Japanese government plans to deploy 500 troops to Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, and gain a military presence in the East China Sea.
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