Japan Adopts Major Defense Changes
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Japan has taken another step towards freeing itself from military restrictions in place since the end of World War II. The changes are a significant retreat from the pacifist policies that
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Tokyo needs to bolster its missile defence to counter the threat from North Korea, Japan's defence ministry says.
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Japan's Defense Agency, voicing &quot;grave concern&quot; about North Korea's recent missile tests, has called for the quick implementation of a controversial plan to realign US military bases.
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TOKYO -- Japan's new nationalist prime minister pledged yesterday to make his country a decisive force on the international stage and push for a reduction in tensions with China and South Korea.
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China voiced deep concern on Saturday  over Japan's sweeping overhaul of defense policy that eased a  decades-old ban on arms exports and suggested a shift from a  defensive posture in place since its World War II defeat.
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TOKYO In a once-a-decade defense review, Japan adopted plans on Friday to shift its military focus away from the northern cold war threat of invasion from Russia to guarding against missiles from North Korea or Chinese incursions on Japan&#39;s southernmost
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The Japanese government today published a new defence plan, which prepares the way for a transition from the country&#39;s longstanding passive defence of its own territory
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Japan's military conducts exercises to see whether a missile defence shield could be deployed in central Tokyo.
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As his defense minister resigns over his comments on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of creating a more muscular Japan looks lost
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The Japanese government says urgent policy changes are needed to reverse the country's population decline.
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Shinzo Abe, declaring his candidacy, said that Japan should revise the pacifist Constitution imposed on it by the United States.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Japan&#39;s ruling party has approved plans to keep its troops in Iraq beyond the original withdrawal date of December 14 this year.
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The US and Japan have signed a new agreement on missile defense programs. It&#39;s considered a key step in carrying out new defense guidelines that ease Tokyo&#39;s pacifist stance, which is outlined in its constitution.
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Japanâs parliament voted to bring back patriotism into the classroom and to expand the status of its armed forces.
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APART from the decision to relax the 1976 military exports embargo, Japan&#39;s National Defence Program Outline is not a revolutionary document.
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Japan's parliament has enacted laws to create a full-fledged defense ministry and to instill patriotism at schools, breaking two taboos lingering since defeat in World War II.
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Japan's cabinet approved a bill on  Tuesday that would revise the country's defense laws to allow a  swifter response to ballistic missile attacks, a move targeted  at the threat posed by North Korea's missile arsenal.