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July 2023 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Japan's increasing military expansion poses significant challenges to regional and global peace: Chinese Defense Ministry Global Times 29 Jul 2023 -- The Chinese Ministry of National Defense on Saturday expressed strong opposition to the Japanese government describing China as its an "unprecedented and greatest strategic challenge" in a white paper released on Friday. The spokesperson noted that it is Japan that is moving further down the path of military expansion, posing a serious threat to regional and global peace, security and stability.
- Japan warns of growing cross-strait tensions in defense white paper CNA 28 Jul 2023 -- China has been ramping up military pressure on Taiwan and is increasingly wary of the United States' involvement in cross-strait issues, Japan said in its annual defense white paper released Friday.
- China lodges solemn representations to Japan over defense white paper interfering in internal affairs Global Times 28 Jul 2023 -- China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition toward Japan's new defense white paper over its gross interference in China's internal affairs, and China has lodged solemn representations to Japan, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at Friday's regular press briefing.
- Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Upcoming Trilateral Leaders Summit of the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea The White House 28 Jul 2023
- Japan Imposes Microchip Export Ban, Angering China VOA 27 Jul 2023 -- Japan imposed export controls on advanced microchip technologies this week in a move widely seen as targeting China, mirroring recent restrictions imposed by the United States and the Netherlands, two other major producers of cutting-edge semiconductors.
- Ihor Zhovkva met with the Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine President of Ukraine 26 Jul 2023
- Trilateral talks between China, Japan and S.Korea set to resume Global Times 26 Jul 2023 -- China and Japan have agreed to resume high-level trilateral talks with South Korea at the end of this year, the first time in four years. The trilateral talks, if successfully convened, could at least inject impetus to economic cooperation between Northeast Asia's three biggest economies and pave the way for regional stability, said Chinese observers. Yet for the talks to yield concrete result, leaders from both Japan and South Korea are facing the ordeal of excluding extraterritorial pressure, experts said.
- Japan in no position to make irresponsible remarks on Taiwan question: Chinese FM Global Times 25 Jul 2023 -- What makes Japan, which exercised colonial rule over the island of Taiwan for half a century and committed notorious crimes to the Chinese people, think it is in a position and has the confidence to make such unwarranted remarks on Taiwan island? Chinese Foreign Ministry questioned on Tuesday after Japanese State Minister of Defense Toshiro Ino recently stated that if the Chinese mainland were to use force against Taiwan, Japan would likely "provide some kind of support" to the island.
- Talisman Sabre kicks off with a bang Australia DOD 25 Jul 2023 -- Soldiers from Australia, the United States, Japan, and South Korea conducted a combined joint live-fire demonstration at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area on July 22 to launch this year's Exercise Talisman Sabre.
- Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori and Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Chang US Dept. of State 24 Jul 2023
- Talisman Sabre hosts military first with Japan Australia DOD 22 Jul 2023 -- In an Australian-military first, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has conducted a live fire demonstration of a Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (SSM) off the Australian east coast.
- Readout of DPRK Trilateral Meeting in Japan US Dept. of State 21 Jul 2023 -- U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Ambassador Sung Kim, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn held a trilateral meeting in Karuizawa, Japan on July 20 to discuss current developments related to the DPRK.
- Japan Signs Chip Development Deal With India VOA 21 Jul 2023 -- Japan and India have signed an agreement for the joint development of semiconductors, in what appears to be another indication of how global businesses are reconfiguring post-pandemic supply chains as China loses its allure for foreign companies.
- Beijing Restricts Japanese Seafood, Escalating Tensions with Tokyo VOA 21 Jul 2023 -- China has tightened checks on Japanese seafood, escalating diplomatic tensions with its neighbor over Tokyo's plan to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
- Japan to Launch Type 12 Anti-Ship Missile Into Australian Waters for 1st Time - Official Sputnik 19 Jul 2023 -- Japan's Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) will launch for the first time its Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (SSM) into Australian waters ahead of the Talisman Sabre military drills, Talisman Sabre exercise director Brig. Damian Hill said on Tuesday.
- Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Isaac Herzog of the State of Israel Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 19 Jul 2023
- U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise US Navy 16 Jul 2023 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Finn (DDG 113) conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise on July, 16, alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Atago class destroyer JS Maya (DDG 179), and Republic of Korea Navy Se Jong Daewang class destroyer ROKS Yul Gog Yi I (DDG 992).
- US, Japan, South Korea Hold Missile Defense Exercise in Sea of Japan Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- The drills were organized around a scenario of a ballistic missile launch by North Korea and featured three Aegis-equipped destroyers, accordint to the media report.
- South Korea, Japan and US hold joint drills after N Korea's missile launch Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- South Korea, Japan and the US have held a joint naval missile military exercise in the Sea of Japan, in a show of strengthened trilateral military cooperation against what they called North Korea's escalating nuclear and missile threats.
- Joint Statement by U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin US Dept. of State 14 Jul 2023
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park US Dept. of State 14 Jul 2023
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 14 Jul 2023
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement On the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea US Dept. of State 13 Jul 2023 -- 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.
- Joint Declaration of support for Ukraine President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
- G7 offers Ukraine wide-ranging security package at NATO summit Press TV 12 Jul 2023 -- The Group of Seven (G7) countries have offered Ukraine a long-term and wide-ranging security package at the NATO summit as Kiev strives toward membership in the US-led Western military alliance.
- Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida NATO 12 Jul 2023
- If Fukushima wastewater is safe for drinking or swimming, Japan should do so instead of dumping: Chinese FM Global Times 11 Jul 2023 -- The IAEA rushed out a report with limited and one-sided conclusions on the plan to dump nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, and failed to address the concerns of the international community on the complex issue, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday in response to the recent controversial remarks made by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who claimed that the contaminated wastewater is safe for drinking or swimming.
- JAPAN INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE 2023 (JIMEX 23) CONCLUDES India PIB 11 Jul 2023 -- The 7th edition of Japan India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) hosted by the Indian Navy concluded in the Bay of Bengal with the two sides bidding farewell to each other with a customary steampast
- Combined Task Force 151 Staff Visit Japanese Navy Ship CENTCOM 06 Jul 2023 -- Multinational staff from a Combined Maritime Forces task force focused on deterring piracy visited a Japanese warship to meet the crew while the ship was pierside in Bahrain, July 2.
- Experts: China Sees Fukushima Water Release as Tool to Divide Seoul and Tokyo VOA 06 Jul 2023 -- South Korean officials are seeking to tamp down domestic opposition to the likely release of treated wastewater from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant.
- JAPAN INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE 2023 (JIMEX 23) India PIB 05 Jul 2023 -- The seventh edition of the bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) hosted by the Indian Navy, is being conducted at/ off Visakhapatnam from 05 -10 July 2023
- IAEA report should not be "greenlight" for Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge: FM spokesperson People's Daily 05 Jul 2023 -- China on Tuesday said the report released by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should not be a permission for Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean, urging Japan to work with the IAEA to put in place a long-term international monitoring mechanism.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the IAEA's Releasing of a Comprehensive Report on the Disposal of Nuclear-contaminated Water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station PRC MofA 04 Jul 2023
- IAEA Finds Japan's Plans to Release Treated Water into the Sea at Fukushima Consistent with International Safety Standards IAEA 04 Jul 2023 -- An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safety review has concluded that Japan's plans to release treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the sea are consistent with IAEA Safety Standards.
- Japan's plan to discharge Fukushima radioactive water safe, atomic watchdog says Radio Free Asia 04 Jul 2023 -- Japan's plans to discharge treated nuclear wastewater stored at the Fukushima Daiichi power station into the Pacific Ocean are consistent with relevant international safety standards, the safety review by the U.N.'s atomic watchdog has concluded.
- East Asia on Watch as IAEA Endorses Fukushima Wastewater Release Plan VOA 04 Jul 2023 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, has offered a final endorsement of Japan's plan to release treated nuclear wastewater from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
- China, Japan, ROK should relaunch cooperation efforts: senior Chinese diplomat People's Daily 04 Jul 2023 -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said on Monday that China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) should relaunch their cooperation efforts.
- Wang Yi calls on Japan, S.Korea to practice open regionalism, resist coercion Global Times 03 Jul 2023 -- Senior diplomats from China, Japan and South Korea on Monday expressed willingness to make joint efforts to restart trilateral cooperation mechanism and boost regional economic and social recovery, during their speeches at a trilateral cooperation forum that was held offline for the first time since 2020.
- Japan think tank invites Taiwan scholars to tabletop war games: Source CNA 01 Jul 2023 -- Some Taiwanese defense scholars have been invited to observe the tabletop war games that will be held later this month by a Japanese think tank, simulating a military conflict across the Taiwan Strait, a source told CNA recently.
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