Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
August 2022 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Trilateral Dialogue with Japan and the Republic of Korea The White House 30 Aug 2022
- G7 Non-Proliferation Directors' Group on Nuclear Safety and Security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.
- Japan should learn from history, win intl trust, Chinese FM says amid Tokyo's ambition in hypersonic weapons Global Times 30 Aug 2022 -- Japan should learn from history and be cautious in words and deeds concerning military and security issues, so that it can win the trust of its neighboring countries and the international society, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday after Japanese defense chief Yasukazu Hamada stated that Japan needs to improve its missile interceptor and counterattack capabilities.
- Allied, U.S. Forces conduct Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022 US Navy 29 Aug 2022 -- Maritime forces from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, and the United States Navy sailed together to conduct cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard (PV) 2022 that concluded, Aug. 29.
- US-Japan Firing Exercise Begins in Kyushu, Reports Say Sputnik 28 Aug 2022 -- A joint US-Japan military exercise with firing training kicked off on Sunday in the Kumamoto prefecture in the Kyushu island, Japanese media reported.
- Joint Statement on FIRST Program Cooperation at the 2022 NPT Review Conference US Dept. of State 25 Aug 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Estonia, Ghana, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the occasion of the 2022 NPT Review Conference.
- Japan Joins Reagan CSG to Operate Underway in the Philippine Sea US Navy 24 Aug 2022 -- The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) concluded several days of at-sea bilateral training in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 18.
- Japan Mulls Building New Nuclear Plants in Policy U-Turn, Reports Say Sputnik 24 Aug 2022 -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered on Wednesday the development of next-generation nuclear power plants to address rising energy costs, in a major shift from the policy of no new nuclear energy, news media reported.
- China's ambition to change status quo must be stopped: Visiting Japan lawmaker CNA 23 Aug 2022 -- Calling China's launches of ballistic missiles in its recent military exercises earlier this month "unacceptable," Japanese parliamentarian Keiji Furuya, who is on a three-day visit to Taiwan, said Tuesday during a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) that Beijing's ambition of changing the status quo in the Taiwan Strait must be stopped.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Japanese Lawmaker's Visit to Taiwan PRC MofA 23 Aug 2022
- China strongly deplores Japanese lawmaker's Taiwan visit, vows to take strong measures to defend natl sovereignty Global Times 23 Aug 2022 -- China on Tuesday expressed strong condemnation to the visit of a delegation of Japanese lawmakers to China's Taiwan region, calling it an "egregious move", and vowed to take resolute and strong measures to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Japan weighs up amassing missiles, ramping up cognitive warfare capability amid cross-Straits tensions Global Times 22 Aug 2022 -- Hyping "national security" concerns amid mounting Taiwan Straits tensions, Japan is reportedly mulling the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range missiles capable of reaching foreign soil in a move to close the "missile gap" with China, and also ramping up efforts in the cognitive domain to better cope with information warfare launched by "enemies," with an emphasis on the Chinese language, according to media reports.
- Japan mulls deploying long-range missiles 'to counter China' Press TV 21 Aug 2022 -- Japan has been considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability "to counter the growing regional military clout of China."
- Japan Considering Adopting 1,000 Long-Range Missiles Amid Regional Tensions, Report Says Sputnik 21 Aug 2022 -- Japan is considering increasing the number of long-range cruise missiles in service to 1,000 amid the deteriorating security situation in the Asian region and rising tensions with China and North Korea, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing military sources.
- Japan Suspends Flights of V-22 Osprey Aircraft for Security Checks, Reports Say Sputnik 20 Aug 2022 -- Japan has grounded flights of V-22 Osprey aircraft temporarily stationed in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo for security checks following a decision by the US air force to suspend the operation of its CV-22 Osprey aircraft due to technical faults, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday, citing the Japanese Defense Ministry.
- Japanese Foreign Minister Says Summit With China Possible VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- Japan's foreign minister told the Nikkei news service Friday that he was working with China to arrange a summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month.
- Taiwan question bears on basic trust, political foundation of ties, China tells Japan at high-level dialogue Global Times 18 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan question bears on the political foundation of China-Japan relations and the basic trust and good faith between the two countries, Chinese top diplomat Yang Jiechi reiterated during a high-level dialogue with Japanese national security advisor Takeo Akiba on Wednesday amid heightened cross-Straits tensions.
- US, Japan, S Korea hold trilateral missile drills 'to deter North Korea' Press TV 16 Aug 2022 -- The United States, South Korea, and Japan held trilateral ballistic missile drills off Hawaii's coast last week, the US defense department said on Tuesday, amid growing tensions with North Korea and China.
- Missile Defense Exercise Pacific Dragon 2022, Concludes Near Hawaii US Navy 15 Aug 2022 -- Forces from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, U.S Missile Defense Agency, and U.S Navy successfully conducted Pacific Dragon 2022 (PD22), a recurring biennial multinational air and missile defense exercise, from August 5-15, 2022, in Hawaii at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands (PMRF) and off the coast of Kauai.
- U.S., Republic of Korea, and Japan Participate in Missile Defense Exercise in Hawaii DoD 15 Aug 2022 -- From August 8-14, 2022, the United States Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy participated in a missile warning and ballistic missile search and tracking exercise during the multinational Pacific Dragon exercise off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Hawaii.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Japanese Minister of Defense Hamada Yasukazu DoD 15 Aug 2022
- Japan warned of returning to old path of militarism, after cabinet member visits infamous Yasukuni Shrine Global Times 14 Aug 2022 -- Although it has been 77 years since Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, some Japanese senior politicians still seem obsessed with their country's past war of aggression, as Japan's industry minister on Saturday became the first member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet to visit the infamous Yasukuni Shrine.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Remarks on the Visit to the Yasukuni Shrine by Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry PRC MofA 14 Aug 2022
- Japan's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high of 250,403 People's Daily 11 Aug 2022 -- Japan logged 250,403 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a daily record high, amid concerns over a strain on the medical system due to a new wave of the pandemic.
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement in support of the IAEA´s efforts to promote Nuclear Safety and Security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Aug 2022 -- We, 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, reiterate our strongest condemnation of the ongoing unprovoked and unjustifiable war of aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The Russian Federation must immediately withdraw its troops from within Ukraine's internationally recognized borders and respect Ukraine's territory and sovereignty.
- Chinese FM condemns Japan's 'high-profile' response toward PLA drills Global Times 09 Aug 2022 -- Japan has no qualification or the right to point fingers over the Taiwan question, said Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday, refuting Japanese government's remarks that smeared China's military drills around Taiwan island as a "threat to regional peace and security."
- Secretary-General's remarks to the press at Japan National Press Club UN Secretary-General 08 Aug 2022
- Leaders from South Korea, Japan learn about APS-4's role during contingency operations Army News 07 Aug 2022 -- Eighth Army conducted an Army Prepositioned Stock-4 tabletop exercise and terrain walk here, July 26.
- As Japan Marks Atomic Bomb Anniversary, Threat from China Breaks Military Taboo VOA 08 Aug 2022 -- Japan is this month marking the anniversaries of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that killed more than 200,000 people and brought an end to World War II. But even as Japan's prime minister pledged to work toward world peace, the government announced plans for a 'drastic' increase in defense spending driven by the threat from China, breaking a decades-long taboo over the build-up of Japan's armed forces following its defeat in 1945.
- Japan warned of playing 'Taiwan card' to rationalize defense spending boost, striking another blow to ties Global Times 07 Aug 2022 -- At a time of tensions in the Taiwan Straits after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative visit to Taiwan island, Japan has not only failed to maintain regional stability, but instead issued erroneous statements on the Taiwan question. In this regard, observers warned there is a growing dangerous perception within the Japanese government that "a Taiwan emergency is an emergency for Japan."
- U.S., Japan, Australia urge China to stop military drills CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- The United States, Japan, and Australia have jointly called on China to immediately cease military exercises in waters near Taiwan that were launched on Thursday in response to the visit of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei earlier this week.
- U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Strategic Dialogue US Dept. of State 05 Aug 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Secretary and Foreign Ministers of the United States of America, Australia, and Japan.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry summons European, Japanese envoys to protest against G7's wrong statement on Taiwan question, urging countries not to go further down dangerous path Global Times 05 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li summoned relevant European envoys and Japanese envoy over the negative statement issued by the G7 and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy over the Taiwan question, which has been slammed as a piece of waste paper that distorted the facts and confused the right and wrong, blatantly interfering in China's internal affairs and sending wrong signal to the secessionists in Taiwan.
- Japanese leaders' recent actions on Taiwan question disappoint China very much: FM Global Times 05 Aug 2022 -- Japanese leaders' recent actions on Taiwan question are not friendly and have disappointed China very much, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a press conference on Friday, noting that some countries are making groundless accusations against China and spreading disinformation and Japan is among those taking "very wrong actions."
- China-Japan FM talks cancelled after G7 unjustly criticizes China over Taiwan question Global Times 04 Aug 2022 -- Talks between the Chinese and Japanese foreign ministers, which were reportedly scheduled for Thursday afternoon on the sidelines of ASEAN events in Phnom Penh, have been cancelled, after Japan with other Group of Seven (G7) members and the European Union (EU) issued a statement that unjustly accused China over the Taiwan question, a spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday afternoon.
- Tokyo Lodges Protest With Beijing After 5 Chinese Missiles Fell in Japan's EEZ, Reports Say Sputnik 04 Aug 2022 -- Tokyo has lodged a protest with Beijing after five Chinese missiles fell in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, the Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday.
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Preserving Peace and Stability Across the Taiwan Strait US Dept. of State 03 Aug 2022 -- 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.
- Tokyo Expresses Concern Over Chinese Drills, Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Taiwan Issue Sputnik 03 Aug 2022 -- The Japanese government is concerned about military drills launched by China and calls for a peaceful resolution of any issues regarding the situation around Taiwan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday.
- Chinese FM reiterates strong opposition against Japan's dumping of nuclear-contaminated water ahead of facility construction Global Times 03 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday reiterated its strong concern and opposition on the one-sided decision made by the Japanese government on releasing nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea as the construction of dumping facilities are reported to begin on Thursday.
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Energy Security European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Aug 2022 -- We, the 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, are steadfast in our condemnation of Russia's brutal, unprovoked, unjustifiable, and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. We condemn and will not recognise Russia's continued attempts to re-draw borders by force. This constitutes a blatant violation of international law, in particular a serious breach of the United Nations Charter, and seriously undermines the international rules-based system. We reiterate our demand that Russia put an end to this war of choice, immediately and unconditionally cease all hostilities, and withdraw its troops and military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders.
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Secretary General of Japan's National Security Secretariat Akiba Takeo The White House 02 Aug 2022
- US and Indonesia begin largest ever 'Garuda Shield' military exercise Radio Free Asia 01 Aug 2022 -- Indonesia and the United States, with additional participation from Australia, Japan and Singapore, kicked off a joint military exercise on Monday in a show of defense partnership amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.
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