Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
June 2017 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- China, Japan Hold Talks to Avoid Accidental East China Sea Clashes Sputnik 30 Jun 2017 -- On Thursday, China and Japan began a two-day consultation of senior officials, where they will discuss ways to avoid accidental clashes in the East China Sea and other maritime issues.
- Japan Protests Chinese Ships Entrance in Territorial Waters Near Senkaku Sputnik 24 Jun 2017 -- Japan's Foreign Ministry lodged a protest Saturday against China with regard to the latter's ships entering the Japanese territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, or Diaoyudao Islands, in the East China Sea.
- Japan Trains Using Patriot Interceptor Systems Against North Korean Missiles Sputnik 15 Jun 2017 -- Japan's troops trained to use Patriot air-and-missile defense systems.
- Japanese Parliament Passes Controversial Anti-Conspiracy Bill Amid Protests Sputnik 15 Jun 2017 -- The upper house of the Japanese parliament passed a controversial bill that authorizes measures aimed at preventing terror plots.
- First F-35 Fighter Jet Assembled in Japan Carries Out Successful Test Flight Sputnik 14 Jun 2017 -- The first F-35 fighter jet assembled in Japan completed its maiden flight, local media reported Tuesday.
- China rejects U.S., Japanese officials' remarks on South China Sea, Taiwan People's Daily 05 Jun 2017 -- China on Sunday expressed strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to "irresponsible remarks" made by the U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on the South China Sea and Taiwan issues during the just concluded Shangri-La Dialogue.
- Japan Pushed World Leaders to Warn China Over Maritime Expansion VOA 05 Jun 2017 -- On paper, all of the world's seven richest nations warned last month against militarization of the contested South China Sea, where Beijing is building up small islets for combat aircraft and radar systems.
- Japan, US stage joint military maneuver amid tensions with North Korea Press TV 02 Jun 2017 -- Japan's naval and air forces have launched a three-day joint military drill with US aircraft carriers in the Sea of Japan amid tensions with North Korea over its missile and nuclear programs.
- U.S., Japanese, South Korean Army Leaders Discuss Security Cooperation AFPS 02 Jun 2017 -- Army Gen. Robert B. Brown, the U.S. Army Pacific commander, held an early morning trilateral meeting here May 23 with South Korean Army Chief of Staff Gen. Jang Jun-Gyu and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Toshiya Okabe ahead of the 2017 Land Forces in the Pacific Symposium, held May 23-25.
- Japan launches satellite to enhance GPS SPA 01 Jun 2017 -- Japan launched a new satellite from its southwesternmost island on Thursday, as part of an effort to enhance its global positioning system (GPS), dpa reported.
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