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March 2025 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- FM slams Hegseth's remarks calling 'warrior' Japan 'indispensable in deterring China' Global Times 31 Mar 2025 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday slammed the US' use of "China threat" rhetoric as an excuse to provoke ideological confrontation and encourage certain countries to act as "cannon fodder" for US hegemony, after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday during his first Asia trip that "warrior" Japan is "indispensable" in deterring China.
- Chinese FM rebukes US defense secretary's rhetoric that 'warrior Japan indispensable in deterring China' Global Times 31 Mar 2025 -- In response to question regarding US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's remarks on Sunday that "warrior" Japan is "indispensable" in deterring China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that US-Japan military security cooperation should not target third countries or harm regional peace and development. The US uses the so-called "China threat" rhetoric as an excuse to provoke ideological confrontation, incite division and conflict, and even encourage certain countries to act as cannon fodder for US hegemony. Regional countries should remain vigilant and take precautions against this.
- China, Japan, ROK economic, trade ministers pledge to deepen trilateral cooperation People's Daily 31 Mar 2025 -- China is committed to high-quality development and expanding high-level openness, vowing to share opportunities with all nations, including the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, said Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao here on Sunday.
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Concludes Visit to Japan DoD 30 Mar 2025
- Defense Secretary Announces U.S. Forces Japan's Upgrade to Joint Force Command DoD News 30 Mar 2025 -- During a joint press conference in Tokyo today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense Department has started phase one of upgrading U.S. Forces Japan to a joint force headquarters.
- U.S., Japan defense chiefs take note of PLA activities around Taiwan CNA 30 Mar 2025 -- The defense ministers of the United States and Japan said Sunday they "took note" of military activities by China's People's Liberation Army's (PLA) around Taiwan and reiterated their long-held support for maintaining peace across Taiwan Strait.
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Joint Press Conference With Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in Tokyo DoD 29 Mar 2025
- PH, Japan, US conduct another maritime cooperative activity in WPS Philippine News Agency 29 Mar 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), along with the naval units of Japan and the United States, conducted another "multilateral maritime cooperative activity" (MMCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Friday.
- Japan, Philippines and United States Conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity US Navy 28 Mar 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and the United States Navy, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone, March 28, 2025.
- Japan, Taiwan cooperation needed to face Trump challenges: Envoy CNA 27 Mar 2025 -- Japan's top representative to Taiwan on Thursday said that both sides need to work closely on responsive measures to security and economic challenges brought on by U.S. President Donald Trump's new administration.
- Taiwan question concerns political foundation of China-Japan relations, says Chinese Embassy over report of inviting Tsai to visit Japan Global Times 27 Mar 2025 -- Regarding reports of Japanese media hyping the invitation of "Taiwan independence" figure Tsai Ing-wen to visit Japan, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Japan commented on Wednesday that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. The Taiwan question is at the core of China's core interests and concerns the political foundation of China-Japan relations as well as the basic trust between the two countries.
- Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Funakoshi US Dept. of State 26 Mar 2025
- USS Warrior Visits Kobe US Navy 24 Mar 2025 -- USS Warrior (MCM 10), forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, as part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, arrived at Kobe, Japan, March 24, 2025, for a scheduled port visit.
- CCG expels four Japanese fishing vessels illegally entering waters of China's Diaoyu Dao: spokesperson Global Times 25 Mar 2025 -- From Friday to Monday, four Japanese fishing vessels illegally entered the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Dao. China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels took necessary control measures in accordance with the law and issued warnings to drive them away, according to CCG spokesperson Liu Dejun on Monday.
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 25 Mar 2025
- Correctly treating history a political foundation for Japan to develop ties with neighbors: FM spokesperson Global Times 24 Mar 2025 -- According to official statements, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi elaborated on China's stance and concerns regarding historical issues, emphasizing that Japan should correctly understand history, during his recent visit to Japan to attend the 11th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting and host the China-Japan High-Level Economic Dialogue.
- Japanese side bears historical responsibilities on Taiwan question: Chinese FM Wang Yi Global Times 24 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked about the Taiwan question with Japanese political figures during his visit to Japan, highlighting that the four political documents between China and Japan have made clear provisions on the Taiwan question, which must be strictly implemented without ambiguity or backsliding.
- China, Japan reach 20 key consensus points, pledge to deepen economic collaboration Global Times 23 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya on Saturday co-chaired the sixth China-Japan High-Level Economic Dialogue in Tokyo, which concluded with 20 key consensus points as both sides pledged efforts to deepen economic collaboration between the two nations.
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 22 Mar 2025
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 22 Mar 2025-- On March 22 commencing at 2:10 p.m. for approximately 60 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting (simultaneous interpretation) with H.E. Mr. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, who was visiting Japan to attend the Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
- The Eleventh Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 22 Mar 2025-- On March 22, commencing at 9:10 a.m. for approximately 80 minutes, the Eleventh Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting between Japan, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea was held at Iikura Guest House.
- China and Japan Hold the Sixth High-Level Economic Dialogue PRC MofA 22 Mar 2025 -- On March 22, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya co-chaired the sixth China-Japan High-level Economic Dialogue in Tokyo. Officials from 15 government departments of both countries attended the meeting.
- China-Japan-ROK FMs meeting 'pivotal moment to boost cooperation' Global Times 22 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Japan on Friday to attend the 11th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held in Tokyo on Saturday and during the visit, he will co-chair with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya the Sixth China-Japan High-Level Economic Dialogue.
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 22 Mar 2025
- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Meets with Wang Yi PRC MofA 21 Mar 2025 -- On March 21, 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with visiting Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tokyo.
- Wang Yi: China-Japan-ROK Cooperation Embodies the Saying "Close Neighbors are Better Than Relatives Far Away" PRC MofA 21 Mar 2025 -- On March 21, 2025 local time, when attending Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's group meeting in Tokyo with foreign ministers of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China-Japan-ROK cooperation started early, achieved many results and has great potential, and has played an important role in enhancing mutual understanding and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation.
- PH supports Japanese initiatives to ensure regional peace Philippine News Agency 21 Mar 2025 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday expressed the country's support for the Japan Self-Defense Forces' (JSDF) initiatives to prevent any attempt to destabilize peace and security in the East and South China Sea.
- Cabinet appoints ex-Japan Self-Defense Forces head as unpaid adviser CNA 21 Mar 2025 -- The Executive Yuan, Taiwan's highest administrative organ, has appointed former chief of Japan's Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, Shigeru Iwasaki, as a political affairs consultant, an Executive Yuan official told reporters Friday.
- Ex-Japan Self-Defense Forces head appointment key to security cooperation CNA 21 Mar 2025 -- The appointment of a former chief of Japan's Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff as an adviser to Taiwan's government, is symbolically meaningful, as he is expected to play a key role in the two countries' security cooperation, Taiwanese experts said Friday.
- China lodges protests with Japan over Taiwan authorities' appointment of former Japan Self-Defense Forces chief as consultant: Chinese FM Global Times 21 Mar 2025 -- When asked to comment on reports that Taiwan's "Legislative Yuan" appointed Iwasaki Shigeru, former chief of the Joint Staff of Japan's Self-Defense Forces, as a consultant, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair that brooks no external interference.
- Readout of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's First Trip to the Indo-Pacific Director of National Intelligence 20 Mar 2025 -- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard visited Hawaii, Japan, Thailand, India and France on her first multi-nation trip as DNI.
- Press Statement by Policy Section Chief of Institute for Japan Studies under DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 20 Mar 2025 -- The policy section chief of the Institute for Japan Studies under the DPRK Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued the following press statement titled "Japan's reckless possession of preemptive attack capability will only expose the archipelago as a common target of regional countries":
- Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the U.S. Complete Multinational Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 US Navy 19 Mar 2025 -- Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 (SD25) successfully concluded at Andersen Air Force Base , Guam, marking the completion of two weeks of intensive multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training, March 18, 2025.
- US, JGSDF strengthen interoperability during Airborne 25 US Air Force 19 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron supported the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade by delivering 215 Japanese paratroopers over the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba City, Japan, March 4, as part of exercise Airborne 25.
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 18 Mar 2025
- FM refutes Japan's claim of the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement does not have legal binding force Global Times 17 Mar 2025 -- When asked to comment on a recent claim by the Japanese government that the 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Statement does not have legal binding force and doesn't impose restrictions on local Japanese legislators' visits to and activities in Taiwan, Chinese FM spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on Monday that in 1978, China and Japan signed the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship, in which both sides confirmed that the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement serves as the foundation for the peaceful and friendly relations between the two countries.
- Quad Workshop on Pandemic Preparedness for the Indo-Pacific Region, New Delhi (March 17, 2025) India MEA 17 Mar 2025 -- India, under its presidency of the Quad, is hosting the "Quad Workshop on Pandemic Preparedness for the Indo-Pacific Region" from March 17-19, 2025.
- Joint statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Charlevoix Canada 14 Mar 2025
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Declaration on Maritime Security and Prosperity Canada 14 Mar 2025
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 14 Mar 2025
- Japanese trade minister fails to secure U.S. tariff exemptions: media People's Daily 11 Mar 2025 -- Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yoji Muto has met with U.S. officials in Washington to seek exemptions from President Donald Trump's planned tariffs on steel, automobiles, and other imports, but failed to secure assurances, local media reported on Tuesday.
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 11 Mar 2025
- Japan - Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectiles Capability Support DSCA 10 Mar 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectiles Capability Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $200 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- To provoke trouble in the name of Taiwan is to invite trouble for Japan, says Chinese top diplomat Global Times 07 Mar 2025 -- "To provoke trouble in the name of Taiwan is to invite trouble for Japan," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, warning some people in Japan who refuse to reflect on history and secretly collude with Taiwan secessionists, as part of his remarks commenting on China-Japan relations.
- Wang Yi: To provoke trouble in the name of Taiwan is to invite trouble for Japan PRC MofA 07 Mar 2025 -- At the press conference on March 7, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the one-China principle is the political foundation for China-Japan relations.
- Wang Yi on China-Japan relations: Japan should take the test of conscience and integrity PRC MofA 07 Mar 2025 -- At the press conference on March 7, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked about China-Japan relations.
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 07 Mar 2025
- Lightning strikes thrice in trilateral exercise Australia DOD 04 Mar 2025 -- For the first time, the RAAF, United States Air Force (USAF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) have jointly exercised trilateral fifth-generation air warfare capabilities.
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 04 Mar 2025
- PH, allies enhance defense capabilities in high-level meeting Philippine News Agency 03 Mar 2025 -- The Philippine Army's officials met with representatives from Australia, Japan and the United States over the weekend to discuss reinforcing collective defense capabilities in the Indo-Pacific Region.
- Japanese media hype Straits transit in early-Feb 'sending mixed signals' Global Times 02 Mar 2025 -- Japanese media including NHK on Saturday suddenly revealed news happening nearly a month ago, reporting that a Japanese destroyer had sailed through the Taiwan Straits in early February.
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