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May 2023 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Philippine Coast Guard to Hold First Ever Joint Drills With US, Japan Sputnik 29 May 2023 -- The Philippines' coast guard will conduct the first ever joint drills with the United States and Japan off the coast of the province of Bataan from June 1-7, the state-owned Philippine News Agency reported on Monday.
- Japan: North Korea says will launch military satellite next week Press TV 29 May 2023 -- Japan says North Korea has informed it of a plan to launch a military satellite next week, adding it believes Pyongyang may be planning to launch a ballistic missile.
- Press release on Japan's new anti-Russia measures Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 May 2023
- DPRK denounces U.S.-led trilateral information sharing mechanism People's Daily 26 May 2023 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday denounced the establishment of a trilateral information-sharing mechanism among the United States, Japan and South Korea on the margins of the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Japan's Hiroshima.
- Readout of President Biden's Meeting with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea The White House 21 May 2023
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida President of Ukraine 21 May 2023
- Biden Meets Yoon, Kishida to Counter North Korea, China VOA 21 May 2023 -- In a sign of warming relations between America's two closest allies in Asia, U.S. President Joe Biden met Sunday with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Group of Seven advanced democracies' summit in Hiroshima, Japan.
- Bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan Prime Minister of Australia 21 May 2023
- Zelenskyy Addresses G7 as Leaders Increase Pressure on Russia VOA 21 May 2023 -- In Hiroshima, Japan, the Group of Seven industrial powers Sunday convened the summit's working session on the war in Ukraine, guest starring Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- G7 Hiroshima Leaders' Communiqué The White House 20 May 2023
- Zelenskyy Meets Leaders in Hiroshima as G7 Agrees on F-16s for Ukraine VOA 20 May 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday afternoon to participate in the Group of Seven leaders' summit — the farthest he has been outside of his war-torn country since Russia's invasion began in February last year.
- G7 Communique Amps Up Pressure on China, Russia VOA 20 May 2023 -- The Group of Seven industrial powers Saturday amplified its denunciation of China's rising military and economic security threats, while urging Beijing to press Russia to stop its military aggression and withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
- G7 Agrees on Ukraine Jets, China 'Economic Coercion' Statement VOA 20 May 2023 -- The United States and its allies are planning to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets and train Ukrainian pilots to fly them, the White House said Friday, a turnaround from President Joe Biden's monthslong refusal of requests from his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for the aircraft.
- G7 Leaders Urge China To 'Press Russia' To Withdraw From Ukraine RFE/RL 20 May 2023 -- The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies have urged China to "press Russia" to end its invasion of Ukraine and withdraw its forces from Ukrainian territory.
- Prime Minister's meeting with Prime Minister of Japan India MEA 20 May 2023
- G7 Leaders' Statement on Ukraine The White House 19 May 2023
- In Hiroshima, G7 Leaders Grapple With Nuclear Threat VOA 19 May 2023 -- As leaders of the Group of Seven richest democracies kick off their summit Friday in Hiroshima, Japan, with a visit to the city's Peace Memorial - a massive outdoor monument that captures the devastation caused by the atomic bomb - they pledged their commitment to "achieving a world without nuclear weapons with undiminished security for all."
- Taiwan Strait peace 'indispensable' to global security: U.K.-Japan pact CNA 19 May 2023 -- The United Kingdom and Japan agreed to an enhanced global strategic partnership Thursday in which they characterized peace across the Taiwan Strait as "indispensable" to a safe and prosperous world and urged China to act responsibly on the world stage.
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi US Dept. of State 19 May 2023
- Biden in Japan for G7 Talks VOA 18 May 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden arrived Thursday evening in Japan for a summit of leaders of the Group of Seven richest democracies, that will focus on countering what they have billed as China's "economic coercion," growing assertiveness and military buildup, as well as supporting Ukraine in its battle against a Russian invasion.
- PM meets with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan: 18 May 2023 Gov.UK 18 May 2023
- U.S., Japan leaders determined to maintain peace in Taiwan Strait CNA 18 May 2023 -- United States President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio reiterated their "resolve to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait" after the two leaders met in Hiroshima, Japan on Thursday ahead of the start of the G7 Summit.
- Japan, South Korea Aim to Strengthen Ties at G7 VOA 18 May 2023 -- The top leaders of Japan and South Korea will try to maintain momentum toward improved relations when they meet on the sidelines of a Group of Seven summit that begins Friday in Hiroshima.
- Readout of President Biden's Meeting with Prime Minister Kishida of Japan The White House 18 May 2023
- Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 18 May 2023
- PM to agree historic UK-Japan Accord ahead of G7 Gov.UK 17 May 2023 -- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will agree a landmark new global strategic partnership, 'The Hiroshima Accord.
- Remarks by Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo On the The Philippines-Japan Strategic Partnership and the Rules-Based Order Philippines DFA 16 May 2023
- Philippines: 'Stronger security cooperation' with Japan essential for regional peace Radio Free Asia 16 May 2023 -- The top Filipino diplomat said Tuesday that stronger security ties with Japan were essential for peace in the Asia-Pacific region, as he advocated for enhancing Philippine defenses because of "repeated infringements on our sovereignty."
- Chinese, Japanese defense chiefs talk through maritime and air liaison mechanism direct phone line for 1st time Global Times 16 May 2023 -- Chinese and Japanese defense chiefs on Tuesday talked through the newly established maritime and air liaison mechanism direct phone line for the first time.
- Chinese, Japanese Defense Ministers Open Hotline to 'Manage and Control' Crises Sputnik 16 May 2023 -- Although it is constitutionally a neutral nation, Japan has increasingly looked to expand its military in recent years, acquire advanced offensive weapons, and even to modify its neutral stance. Washington and Ottawa have also initiated talks to more closely bind Japanese defense efforts to regional allies, like South Korea and Australia.
- Japan's Military Collusion with NATO under Fire KCNA 15 May 2023 -- Kim Sol Hwa, researcher of the Institute for Japan Studies of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, issued the following article titled "What is final aim of Japan's Military Collusion with NATO" on May 14:
- Experts: Seoul-Tokyo Detente Helps Washington Counter Beijing VOA 14 May 2023 -- China's bid for dominance in East Asia appears to have achieved what years of U.S. efforts could not - prompt a reconciliation between feuding American allies Japan and South Korea.
- CSG 5 Hosts Tri-Lateral Meeting with Japan and Australia US Navy 11 May 2023 -- Information Warfare Community (IWC) leaders from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 hosted a tri-lateral meeting with officers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), May 8.
- PLA flotilla spotted in waters near Japan after Tokyo's provocative remarks on Taiwan question Global Times 11 May 2023 -- China will not tolerate Japan interfering in its internal affairs, Chinese experts said, as a flotilla of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy was spotted in waters near Japanese islands after Japan's recent provocative remarks concerning China's Taiwan island.
- Kishida's Visit to South Korea under Fire KCNA 10 May 2023 -- The full text of the article "What did Kishida's visit to south Korea contribute to the security of Japan" which was issued by Kim Sol Hwa who is a researcher of the Institute for Japan Studies of the DPRK Foreign Ministry on Wednesday is as follows:
- Japan's Patriot missile deployment on Miyako Island slammed as further attempt to interfere in Taiwan question Global Times 10 May 2023 -- Japan announced on Monday that it has deployed Patriot missiles on Miyako Island, a strategically important node on the "first island chain" close to the island of Taiwan. This move, as Chinese experts said on Tuesday, is yet another Japanese attempt to interfere in the Taiwan question.
- Yoon's Japan Outreach Faces Bleak Future Without Japan Reciprocation, Warn Analysts VOA 05 May 2023 -- When it comes to his country's ties with Japan, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wants to look to the future. But if South Korean public reaction is any indication, that may be difficult without further moves by Japan to address the past.
- Cross-strait peace important to Japan: Japanese lawmaker CNA 04 May 2023 -- A visiting Japanese lawmaker on Thursday said peace across the Taiwan Strait is important for both Tokyo and Taipei given their geographical proximity, in response to remarks by China's top envoy to Japan that connecting the security of Taiwan and Japan is "absurd and dangerous."
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan MOTEGI Toshimitsu The White House 01 May 2023
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