Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
April 2023 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Milestone in air-to-air refuelling with Japan Australia DOD 29 Apr 2023 -- The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed air-to-air refuelling trials with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J and F-15DJ Eagle jets for the first time.
- UN expert urges Japan to 'step up pressure' on Myanmar junta UN News 28 Apr 2023 -- Japan must assume a greater leadership role to address the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and "step up pressure on the country's military junta", a UN-appointed independent rights expert urged on Friday.
- South Korean president calls for stronger security ties with U.S. and Japan Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2023 -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol condemned North Korea on Thursday for its nuclear ambitions and called for a stronger trilateral security relationship between Seoul, Tokyo and Washington to counter North Korean nuclear threats.
- Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks' Meeting With Japanese Vice-Minister of Defense Suzuki Atsuo DoD 26 Apr 2023
- Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and United States Fleet Commanders Conduct Roundtable Discussion US Navy 25 Apr 2023 -- Naval leaders from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States convened for an exchange of ideas on operational topics aboard the helicopter training ship ROKS Hansando (ATH-81), April 20-21.
- CULMINATION OF EXERCISE COPE INDIA-2023 India PIB 25 Apr 2023 -- The sixth edition of Cope India-2023, an Air Exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and United States Air Force (USAF), conducted over the last two weeks at Air Force Stations Kalaikunda, Panagarh and Agra, culminated on 24 Apr 2023.
- U.S. Navy, JMSDF Conduct Training Torpedo Exercise in Japanese Waters US Navy 23 Apr 2023 -- Aircrews from the "Saberhawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 conducted anti-s
- Japan orders military to shoot down North Korean satellite if necessary Press TV 22 Apr 2023 -- Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada has ordered the military to prepare to shoot down a North Korean satellite should it fall within Japan's territory after Pyongyang said this week it was ready to launch its first military spy satellite.
- Japanese Forces to Increase Readiness Over N. Korea's Possible Satellite Launch Sputnik 22 Apr 2023 -- Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada has instructed the country's Self-Defense Forces to be at enhanced readiness over a possible launch of a rocket carrying North Korea's first military reconnaissance satellite over the Japanese territory, a Japanese news agency reported on Saturday, citing government sources.
- China lodges solemn representation to Japan over Kishida's offering to notorious Yasukuni Shrine Global Times 21 Apr 2023 -- China has lodged a solemn representation to Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ritual offering to the infamous Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Friday at a routine press conference.
- Minister Joly meets with Japan's Foreign Affairs Minister Canada 20 Apr 2023 -- Canada and Japan share a proud tradition of democracy, pluralism and a staunch commitment to the rules-based international order. As two G7 countries in the Indo-Pacific, we continue to build on our longstanding friendship and partnership.
- G7 Japan 2023 Foreign Ministers' Communiqué US Dept. of State 18 Apr 2023 -- The text of the following communiqué 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.
- G7 Foreign Ministers Highlight Concerns About Russia, China VOA 18 Apr 2023 -- Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations condemned Russia's war in Ukraine and highlighted the need to engage with China to address global challenges as they closed their meetings in Japan on Tuesday.
- G7 foreign ministers promise tougher measures against Russia, call out China Press TV 18 Apr 2023 -- Top diplomats from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies have vowed to take a more unified stand against Russia and China.
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida US Dept. of State 18 Apr 2023
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 18 Apr 2023
- Russia rejects Japan's criticism of Pacific naval drills, says faces threats beyond Ukraine Press TV 17 Apr 2023 -- Moscow has rejected Japan's protest against Russia's massive Pacific naval exercises that have involved the entire Russian Pacific Fleet.
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 17 Apr 2023
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi US Dept. of State 17 Apr 2023
- Russia, China Believe US, Allies Responsible for Escalation on Korean Peninsula Sputnik 17 Apr 2023 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko discussed the situation around the Korean peninsula with Chinese special envoy on North Korea Liu Xiaoming in Moscow, and the parties agreed that Washington and its allies bear responsibility for the escalation of the situation around the peninsula.
- S. Korea, US, Japan Hold Missile Defense Drills After Pyongyang's Missile Launch Sputnik 17 Apr 2023 -- South Korea, the United States and Japan have carried out missile defense exercises in the East Sea international waters in an effort to strengthen deterrence against North Korean nuclear and missile threats, South Korean media said on Monday, citing the country's navy.
- Five Bodies, Part of Missing Japan's Military Helicopter Found Off Okinawa Sputnik 16 Apr 2023 -- Deep-sea divers on Sunday discovered the remains of Japan's UH-60JA military helicopter that went missing last week and the bodies of five people at a depth of 106 meters (348 feet) off the southern prefecture of Okinawa, Japanese news agency reported, citing Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) officials.
- Japan's Kishida Safe After Explosion During Speech VOA 15 Apr 2023 -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was safely evacuated Saturday after a man appeared to throw an explosive device in his direction at a campaign event.
- US, Japan & South Korea Discuss Regularizing Military Drills to Counter Pyongyang Sputnik 15 Apr 2023 -- Top security officials from the United States, Japan, and South Korea in a joint statement said they discussed the regularization of military exercises to deter and respond to North Korea's missile threats.
- Joint Statement of the 13th Defense Trilateral Talks DoD 14 Apr 2023 -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner, Japan Director General for Defense Policy Masuda Kazuo, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Heo Tae-keun convened the 13th Defense Trilateral Talks (DTT) in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2023.
- Japan Slashed for Its Hostility toward DPRK KCNA 14 Apr 2023 -- The policy section chief of the Institute for Japan Studies of the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA on Friday as regards the fact that Japan in its recent "2023 Diplomatic Blue Book" groundlessly pulled up the DPRK over its measures for bolstering up the self-defensive military capabilities and called for "solution of the abduction issue":
- Statement by the Federal Foreign Office on reports of the testing of a long-range ballistic missile by North Korea Germany Federal Foreign Office 13 Apr 2023
- Japan to Supply Nonlethal Military Aid to 'Like-Minded' Nations in Region VOA 13 Apr 2023 -- Japan is planning to establish a new framework to provide defense aid to "like-minded" countries, a move analysts say highlights Tokyo's intention to play a more active role in regional security amid the growth of Chinese influence.
- China urges Japan to act prudently on military issues People's Daily 14 Apr 2023 -- The international community needs to stay on high alert against Japan's greatly increasing defense expenditure in recent years, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday, urging the Japanese side to act prudently on military and security issues.
- North Korean Missile Launch Sparks Emergency Alerts in Japan VOA 13 Apr 2023 -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, U.S. officials said, prompting emergency alerts and evacuation warnings on Japan's northernmost main island.
- South Korea 'Strongly Protests' Japan's Renewed Claim to Disputed Dokdo Islands Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- South Korea Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lim Soo-suk said on Tuesday that Seoul "strongly protests" Tokyo's renewed territorial claim to disputed Dokdo Islands, also known as Takeshima Islands in Japan, in its latest Diplomatic Bluebook.
- Ships Supporting Two Naval Partnerships Conduct Training in Gulf of Aden US Navy 11 Apr 2023 -- Ships from the navies of Japan and Italy sailed together and conducted combined training in the Gulf of Aden, April 8, while operating under two multinational maritime partnerships, Combined Maritime Forces and European Union Naval Forces.
- Japan urged to stop following cliché of smears, provoking camp confrontation after diplomatic report calls China 'biggest strategic challenge' Global Times 11 Apr 2023 -- China expressed its firm opposition to Japan's practices in following its cliché of smears and accusations against China, playing up the so-called China threat and unreasonably interfering in China's internal affairs, urging Japan to correct its wrong actions and stop provoking and creating camp confrontation, in response to the latest Japanese diplomatic bluebook, which describes China as the "biggest strategic challenge."
- Joint Statement by the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan Special Representatives for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) US Dept. of State 06 Apr 2023 -- The following text is a joint statement by the U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn, and Japanese Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Funakoshi Takehiro, following a trilateral meeting on April 7, 2023, in Seoul.
- Japanese Coast Guard Continues Search for Military Helicopter VOA 07 Apr 2023 -- Japan's Coast Guard is continuing search and rescue operations Friday for the Japanese military helicopter that disappeared from radar Thursday off the nation's southwest islands near Taiwan.
- Canada, India, Japan, Korea, and the U.S. Complete Multilateral Guam-Based Exercise Sea Dragon 2023 US Navy 06 Apr 2023 -- The U.S. Navy and four allied and partner nations concluded operations for the annual, multi-national exercise Sea Dragon 2023, March 29.
- Japanese Coast Guard Searching for Military Helicopter VOA 06 Apr 2023 -- Japan's Coast Guard is conducting search and rescue operations for a military helicopter that disappeared from radar Thursday off the nation's southwest islands near Taiwan.
- Secretary General welcomes Indo-Pacific partner countries to NATO HQ NATO 05 Apr 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Nanaia Mahuta, Vice Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Do Hoon Lee, and Deputy Ambassador of Australia to NATO David Dutton to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (5 April 2023).
- Defence Secretary & Vice Minister of Defense for International Affairs of Japan co-chair 7th India-Japan Defence Policy Dialogue in New Delhi India PIB 05 Apr 2023 -- The 7th India-Japan Defence Policy Dialogue, co-chaired by Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane and Vice Minister of Defense for International Affairs Mr Oka Masami, was held in New Delhi on April 05, 2023.
- NIMCSG, JMSDF, ROKN Conduct Trilateral Maritime Exercise US Navy 04 Apr 2023 -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) conducted a trilateral maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), April 3-4.
- Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, Republic of Korea Navy Conduct Bilateral Maritime Exercise US Navy 03 Apr 2023 -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) conducted a bilateral maritime exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) March 27.
- South Korea, US, Japan Launch Joint Naval Drills Involving USS Carrier: Defense Ministry Sputnik 03 Apr 2023 -- South Korea, the United States and Japan on Monday launched two-day joint naval exercises involving USS Nimitz (CVN-68) aircraft carrier in the waters south of the South Korean island of Jeju in response to the recent missile launches by North Korea, the South Korean Defense Ministry said.
- China: Joint military drills by US, S Korea, Japan main reason for tensions on Korean Peninsula Press TV 03 Apr 2023 -- China says joint military drills by the United States and its regional allies, namely South Korea and Japan, are the main reason for tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
- China lodges solemn representations regarding Japan strengthening export controls on chips manufacturing equipment Global Times 03 Apr 2023 -- China has lodged solemn representations at different levels to Japan regarding the strengthening of export controls on high-performance semiconductor manufacturing equipment, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
- Japan urged to strengthen talks, not to follow US' wrong strategy Global Times 03 Apr 2023 -- In a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged Japan to meet China halfway and strengthen dialogue and cooperation, as well as manage discrepancies. Officials from both countries also discussed key issues such as the Taiwan question.
- China to Legally Resolve Case of Japanese Citizen Suspected of Espionage: Foreign Minister Sputnik 02 Apr 2023 -- China will deal with the Japanese national, detained on suspicion of espionage, in accordance with the law, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Sunday during talks with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, in Beijing.
- Chinese, Japanese defense ministries establish direct telephone line for maritime, air liaison mechanism Global Times 01 Apr 2023 -- One day before the Japanese foreign minister's scheduled visit to China, China's Ministry of National Defense announced on Friday that the direct telephone line for the maritime and air liaison mechanism between the Chinese and Japanese defense ministries has been established, a move experts said is a positive signal showing that Chinese-Japanese relations are improving, and that military crises between the two countries will be less likely.
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