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May 2021 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Report: Japan Considering Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative Test for Olympic Spectators VOA 31 May 2021 -- A Japanese newspaper is reporting that potential spectators of the Tokyo Olympics will either have to show proof they received a COVID-19 vaccine or tested negative for the virus.
- Japan considers providing COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan: official CNA 28 May 2021 -- Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday confirmed an earlier media report that the country is considering providing excess COVID-19 vaccines to other countries and regions, including Taiwan.
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Belarus US Dept. of State 27 May 2021 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
- Major Japanese Newspaper Calls for Cancellation of Tokyo Olympics VOA 26 May 2021 -- A major Japanese newspaper has called for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be cancelled due to the worsening COVID-19 crisis in the country.
- US issues travel warning to Japan, threatens Tokyo Olympics viability Global Times 26 May 2021 -- With the Tokyo Olympic Games weeks away, Japan faces a double whammy over the escalating epidemic and mounting challenges to hold the sports event especially after the US warned Americans not to travel to the country.
- US Issues 'Do Not Travel' Warning for Japan Ahead of Tokyo Olympics VOA 25 May 2021 -- With less than two months remaining before the opening ceremony, the Tokyo Olympics received another jolt Monday when the U.S. government issued a warning for its citizens not to travel to Japan due to rising rates of new COVID-19 cases.
- U.S. advises against travel to Japan due to COVID-19 People's Daily 25 May 2021 -- The United States on Monday advised its citizens against traveling to Japan due to COVID-19 risk, two months before the start of the Tokyo Olympics.
- Japan opens mass vaccination centers in Tokyo, Osaka People's Daily 24 May 2021 -- Japan on Monday opened large-scale vaccination centers in Tokyo and Osaka with the state-backed facilities aimed at speeding up the country's sluggish COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
- French, Japanese and U.S. Navies Build Logistics Network, Strengthen Relationships US Navy 24 May 2021 -- Combined logistics planning by the French Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy culminated in ships from each country exercising its ability to sustain each other at sea.
- Japan's Top COVID-19 Adviser Says Olympics Needs Reconsideration, Reports Suggest Sputnik 21 May 2021 -- The Japanese government's top COVID-19 adviser, Shigeru Omi, on Friday made an urgent call to the organisers of the Tokyo Summer Olympics to consider whether to continue with the global event after evaluating its effect on the national medical system amid the pandemic, the Kyodo news agency reported.
- Japan must 'radically' speed up upgrading of military to counter China: Japanese defense min. Press TV 20 May 2021 -- Japan's defense minister says the country must strengthen its military might at a "radically different pace" compared to the past in an attempt to counter China's increasing power.
- Japan May Axe 1 Percent GDP Cap on Defence Spending Sputnik 20 May 2021 -- Since the 1990s, the only year Japan's defence expenditure topped 1 percent of GDP was fiscal 2010, when GDP plunged after the global financial crisis.
- Japanese Medical Group Calls for Cancellation of Tokyo Olympics VOA 18 May 2021 -- With little more than two months to go before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, a major Japanese medical association is calling for the cancellation of the event due to the current surge of new COVID-19 infections.
- US to Temporarily Deploy 2 Triton Drones in Japan for First Time, Reports Say Sputnik 15 May 2021 -- The United States is set to deploy two Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton drones at Misawa air base in Japan's Aomori prefecture for five months, the first drone was put into service earlier in the day, Kyodo new agency reported on Saturday.
- Coming To The Rescue: Japanese Forces and U.S. Marines Conduct Search and Rescue Exercise USMC News 14 May 2021 -- U.S. Marines and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel conducted a bilateral search and rescue exercise at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Hijyudai Training Area, 27 April. The participating units included: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Marine Aircraft Group 12 and Ashiya Air Rescue Squadron, Air Rescue Wing.
- China lodged solemn representation to Japan as Tokyo mentioned Taiwan in defense white paper draft Global Times 14 May 2021 -- China has lodged a solemn representation to Japan after Tokyo mentioned the island of Taiwan in its draft defense report for the first time, said a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noting that Japan has repeatedly interfered with China's internal affairs and has been hyping the "China threat" theory for some time now, which is extremely wrong and irresponsible.
- USS New Orleans Participates in ARC 21 US Navy 11 May 2021 -- San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) joins the Royal Australian Navy, French Armed Forces, Japan Self-Defense Forces and other U.S. Forces for exercise Jeanne D'Arc (ARC) 21, May 11.
- Japan Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency to May 31 VOA 07 May 2021 -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Friday the government will extend COVID-19 state of emergency measures for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures by three weeks, to May 31, because infection rates remain high.
- Japan gov't set to extend, expand virus state of emergency People's Daily 07 May 2021 -- The Japanese government has decided to extend the duration of the COVID-19 state of emergency currently in effect for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures until the end of the month as well as expand the coverage to include two prefecture, local media quoted senior officials as saying Thursday.
- Japan to Expand COVID-19 State of Emergency, Extend to End of May SPA 06 May 2021 -- The Japanese government plans to expand the ongoing COVID-19 state of emergency beyond Tokyo and the Osaka area and extend it to the end of May in a bid to bring down infections and ease the strain on hospitals, Kyodo cited senior officials as saying today.
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Chung US Dept. of State 05 May 2021
- G-7 Foreign Ministers Meet in London as Russia, China Top Agenda VOA 04 May 2021 -- Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialized nations are meeting in London this week, with climate change, Russia and China among the challenges topping the agenda. It is the first face-to-face G-7 meeting in two years, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the Pittsburgh 2020 foreign ministers' meeting to be held via video link.
- UK unites G7 to take action against democratic threats UK FCDO 04 May 2021 -- At the London G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting, leading democracies will discuss global issues that threaten to undermine democracy and human rights.
- Japan Reports 1,928 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 03 May 2021 -- Japan reported 1,928 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases during the past 24 hours.
- UK and Japan agree strengthened trade and security partnership ahead of G7 meeting UK FCDO 03 May 2021 -- Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi ahead of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' meeting.
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi US Dept. of State 03 May 2021
- Japan to Send Respirators, Oxygen Concentrators to Virus-Hit India SPA 01 May 2021 -- The Japanese government said Friday it has decided to send 300 respirators and 300 oxygen concentrators to India, which is battling one of the world's worst coronavirus crises with the rapid spread of the virus, including more contagious variants, Kyodo reported.
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