Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
July 2024 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- Russia condemns US revamp of military forces in Japan Radio Free Asia 31 Jul 2024 -- Russia is closely following the recent steps by the United States and Japan to strengthen their military-political alliance and it is coordinating with China and North Korea on the matter, Russia's foreign ministry said.
- G7 foreign ministers' statement on Venezuela Canada 31 Jul 2024 -- "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, express our solidarity with the people of Venezuela, who peacefully exercised their right to vote in large numbers on July 28 to shape the future of their country."
- Head of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Lodges Solemn Representations with the Japanese Side on Japan-U.S. 2+2 Meeting and Other Negative Moves PRC MofA 31 Jul 2024
- US and Japan urged to discard cold-war mentality and maintain regional peace: Chinese FM Global Times 30 Jul 2024 -- China urged the US and Japan to discard their cold-war mentality and effectively reduce the role of nuclear weapons in national and collective security policies, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told the Global Times on Tuesday, in response to recent talks between senior Japanese and US officials in Tokyo on concerns over the so-called China's continued rapid expansion of nuclear arsenal.
- US, Japan, Australia and India announce efforts to boost maritime security VOA 29 Jul 2024 -- The United States, Australia, India and Japan announced a series of measures Monday to boost maritime security and voiced concern about intimidation and dangerous actions in the South China Sea.
- Quad foreign ministers meet in Tokyo to discuss regional security Radio Free Asia 29 Jul 2024 -- Foreign ministers from the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, commonly known as the Quad, met in Tokyo on Monday to discuss deepening collaboration in various areas, including on security and humanitarian issues in the Indo-Pacific.
- Quad FM meeting 'creates tensions' by hyping up 'China threat' in South China Sea Global Times 29 Jul 2024 -- Top diplomats from Quad countries held talks on Monday in Tokyo, expressing so-called concerns about the situation in the East and South China Seas and vowing to uphold so-called maritime order in the "Indo-Pacific region," which analysts viewed as another attempt targeting China's growth, with a bloc-confrontation mentality.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio DoD 29 Jul 2024
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru DoD 29 Jul 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Japanese Defense Minister Kihara Minoru At a Joint Press Availability DoD 29 Jul 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida US Dept. of State 29 Jul 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 29 Jul 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press US Dept. of State 29 Jul 2024
- Russian Military to Analyze Creation of New US Military Command in Japan Sputnik 29 Jul 2024 -- The Russian military will conduct the necessary analysis of the decision of Washington and Tokyo to create a new structure of the joint military command of the US and Japan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday
- U.S. Intends to Reconstitute U.S. Forces Japan as Joint Forces Headquarters DoD News 28 Jul 2024 -- Through a phased approach, the U.S. plans to convert U.S. Forces Japan into a joint force headquarters which will report to the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the U.S. secretary of defense said today following the conclusion of a two-plus-two ministerial meeting in Tokyo.
- US to strengthen Japan force amid perceived threat from China Press TV 28 Jul 2024 -- The United States has announced plans to bolster its military command in Japan to counter the perceived threat posed by China.
- Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee ("2+2") DoD 28 Jul 2024 -- Secretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Defense Austin, Minister for Foreign Affairs KAMIKAWA, and Minister of Defense KIHARA (referred to collectively as "the Ministers") convened the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (SCC) in Tokyo, Japan, on July 28, 2024.
- Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Ministerial Meeting on Extended Deterrence DoD 28 Jul 2024 -- Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa, Minister of Defense Kihara, Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin (referred to collectively as "the Ministers") convened a U.S.-Japan ministerial meeting on extended deterrence in Tokyo, on July 28, 2024.
- Fact Sheet: Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee ("2+2") DoD 28 Jul 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, and Japanese Defense Minister Kihara Minoru At a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, And Japanese Defense Minister Kihara Minoru Before the Extended Deterrence Ministerial Meeting US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, And Japanese Defense Minister Kihara Minoru Before the Foreign and Defense Ministerial (2+2) Meeting US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 28 Jul 202
- Japan-United States-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Joint Press Statement DoD 27 Jul 2024 -- Japan Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru, United States (U.S.) Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on July 28, 2024, in Japan for the first time in history.
- George Washington, Ronald Reagan Conduct Hull Swap US Navy 25 Jul 2024 -- Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS George Washington (CVN 73) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct a hull swap on Naval Air Station North Island that sends Ronald Reagan to Bremerton, Washington, and returns George Washington to Yokosuka, Japan, as the Navy's only Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J) aircraft carrier effective Aug. 1.
- Experts eye China-Japan meeting on sidelines of ASEAN VOA 25 Jul 2024 -- Expectations are building for a meeting this week between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa on the sidelines of ASEAN meetings in Vientiane, Laos.
- U.S. Navy, JMSDF Conduct Ships Qualification Training US Navy 24 Jul 2024 -- Military Sealift Command's (MSC) commercial charter oiler MT Badlands Trader conducted ships qualification training (SQT) with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) oiler JS Hamana (AO-424), in which the ships performed a simulated consolidated cargo replenishment at sea (CONSOL), at sea West of Kyushu, Japan, July 22-23, 2024.
- Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti's Meeting with Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Adm. Akira Saito US Navy Press Release 24 Jul 2024
- For first time, Japan sanctions four Israeli settlers over acts of violence against Palestinians in West Bank Press TV 23 Jul 2024 -- Japan has sanctioned four Israeli settlers over acts of violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the government's top spokesperson says.
- US Navy, Marines Participate in Trilateral Exercise PEGASE US Navy 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. Navy aircraft, alongside aircraft from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, rejoined the French PEGASE mission for an aerial interaction focused on interoperability between a wide array of aircraft across both joint and combined forces, July 19.
- US to Document Determination to Defend Japan With Various Means, Nuclear Weapons Sputnik 21 Jul 2024 -- Japan and the United States will draw up the first joint document on the expanded deterrence policy, which will include a clause on the United States' determination to protect Japan by various means, including nuclear weapons, Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
- Northrop Grumman to Build Nine Hawkeye Alert Aircraft For US Navy, Japan - Pentagon Sputnik 20 Jul 2024 -- Northrop Grumman has received an almost 1.5 billion US contract extension from the US Navy to build nine more E-2D Hawkeye maritime reconnaissance and early warning aircraft for both American forces and Japan, the Department of Defense announced in a press release.
- A palm reading: Japan's navigation plan for Pacific waters Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2024 -- The triennial meeting of the Japanese Prime Minister with the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum - referred to as PALM - is normally not much of an attention grabber. But this year's meeting, which has just concluded in Tokyo, makes it clear that Japan is looking to significantly ramp up its presence in the region.
- China firmly opposes Japan's joint maritime drill with Taiwan region People's Daily 20 Jul 2024 -- China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes a recent joint maritime drill between Japan and the Taiwan region, and has lodged serious representation with the Japanese side, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
- China strongly opposes Japan's joint maritime drill with Taiwan island: FM Global Times 19 Jul 2024 -- China strongly deplores and firmly opposes Japan's joint maritime exercise with the Taiwan region, and has lodged protests with Japan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference on Friday, urging Japan to adhere to the one-China principle, refrain from conniving at or supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist forces in any form and stop disrupting cross-Strait peace and stability and China-Japan relations.
- Taiwan confirms joint maritime drill with Japan Coast Guard CNA 19 Jul 2024 -- Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Friday confirmed it conducted a joint maritime exercise with its Japanese counterpart the previous day to better ensure the safety of vessel navigation.
- Brown Meets With Japanese, South Korean Counterparts in Tokyo DoD News 18 Jul 2024 -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., today emphasized the importance of continuing to advance the trilateral defense relationship among the U.S., South Korea and Japan during meetings with his counterparts from the countries in Tokyo.
- China lodges complaints with Japan over latest defense white paper Press TV 18 Jul 2024 -- Beijing has lodged formal complaints with Japan over its new annual defense white paper, which labeled China as its "greatest strategic challenge."
- Japan-Germany security cooperation troubles North Korea, China VOA 16 Jul 2024 -- North Korea and China are watching for possible regional impacts from Japan's recent enhanced security cooperation with Germany.
- China warns Japan not to act as NATO 'vanguard' Global Times 12 Jul 2024 -- China urged Japan to play a constructive role in maintaining and promoting peace, stability, development, and not act as a "vanguard" of NATO's Asia-Pacific expansion, following Japan's new defense white paper, which delivers its strongest words yet on Taiwan island.
- G7 foreign ministers' statement on situation in West Bank Canada 11 Jul 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with G7 Foreign Ministers and the High Representative of the EU US Dept. of State 11 Jul 2024
- USS San Diego to Forward Deploy to Japan US Navy Press Release 11 Jul 2024 -- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) will move to Sasebo, Japan, to join the Forward Deployed Naval Forces Japan (FDNF-J), the U.S. Navy announced today.
- More defense pacts seen to follow PH-Japan reciprocal access deal Philippine News Agency 10 Jul 2024 -- Leaders of the House of Representatives on Wednesday lauded the recent signing of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the Philippines and Japan as it could serve as building blocks of diplomacy and cooperation for future bilateral agreements with other countries.
- Defense pact to lift restrictions on PH-Japan military exchanges Philippine News Agency 09 Jul 2024 -- The newly signed Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) will lift restrictions on military exchanges between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF).
- In China's shadow, Philippines and Japan sign groundbreaking defense pact Radio Free Asia 08 Jul 2024 -- The Philippines and Japan signed a defense pact Monday that will allow troops to be deployed in each other's country, a landmark agreement seen as a counterweight to China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
- PH, Japan seal defense pact in Malacañang Philippine News Agency 08 Jul 2024 -- The Philippines and Japan on Monday signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) that would facilitate mutual visits between Filipino and Japanese armed forces for training and joint exercises.
- Japan protests China's installation of buoy over its continental shelf Radio Free Asia 07 Jul 2024 -- Japan has objected to China's installation of a buoy in the high seas over Japan's southern continental shelf in the Pacific Ocean without explanation.
- Department of Defense Announces Modernization Plan for Tactical Aircraft Based in Japan DoD 03 Jul 2024 -- The Department of Defense (DoD), in close coordination with the Government of Japan, today announced a plan to upgrade U.S. tactical aircraft laydown across multiple military installations in Japan.
- After boosting ties, Japan, South Korea, US try to keep them going VOA 03 Jul 2024 -- The United States, Japan and South Korea last week held what in some ways could be seen as their most important joint military exercise ever — and an indication of enhanced future cooperation.
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