Japan's army works out plan to cope with North Korean terror attack
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Japan's army has worked out a secret plan to deal with possible large-scale terror attacks by North Korea, a press report said.
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While the U.S. and others focus on North Korea's nuclear weapons, Japan is worried that the issue of North Korea's abduction of its citizens is falling by the wayside
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There is concern in Japan and South Korea that North Korea might be preparing to launch a ballistic missile. Officials in both Japan and South Korea say that since Tuesday, they have detected signs of activity
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Military attacks on Japan by China have been studied in three scenarios outlined in a discussion paper for officials at Japan&#39;s Defense Agency, a media report said on Monday, a revelation likely to upset Beijing.
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NORTH Korean missile bases are under close surveillance after increased activity detected by US and Japanese surveillance raised fears Pyongyang might be preparing to launch a missile across the Sea of Japan.
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Japan is to tighten security at its military camp in Iraq after a rocket shell landed inside the facility, the latest sign of a worsening security situation that is fuelling demands in Japan that the troops be pulled out.
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Nearly one million people across Japan have taken part in drills to prepare for a major earthquake, in an annual exercise joined for the first time by US and South Korean authorities.
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North Korea accepted a proposal by Japan to discuss the sensitive issue of Pyongyang's abductions of Japanese citizens as they try to smooth the way toward diplomatic ties, a Japanese official said on Tuesday.
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Shinzo Abe, the front-runner to be Japan's next prime minister, is considering setting up a spy organisation similar to the US's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a report says.
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The government announced Friday plans to conduct a sweeping overhaul of its defense policy, adjusting Japan&#39;s armed forces to better handle new threats such as terrorism and giving them a greater global role.
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Japan adopted new defense guidelines Friday, including the relaxation of an arms-export ban that will facilitate missile security with Washington, another sign of Tokyo&#39;s
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Japan's Defense Minister said on Sunday  Japan may have to consider negotiating changes in the agreement  that governs the status of U.S. forces in Japan following a  dispute over the management of a U.S. helicopter crash in the  southern prefecture of Okinawa earlier this month.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Japan are faced with the task of having to travel to North Korea after being handed a tricky draw in the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup finals here Thursday.
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The US government and the military in Japan stand ready to help earthquake victims in Niigata following Saturdayâs deadly quake and aftershocks that killed at least 25 people and injured more than 2,700, US officials said Monday.
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Japan&#39;s prime minister Sunday has vowed to make the country&#39;s defense forces better able to fight terrorism and any attackers who would use weapons of mass destruction.
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Koreans living in Japan are being subjected to a &quot;horrific atmosphere of terror&quot; by authorities whose &quot;brutal oppression&quot; represents a &quot;criminal act&quot;, North Korea's UN mission alleged in a letter released Wednesday.
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Japan will respond ``severely&#39;&#39; to North Korea&#39;s failure to provide evidence there are no more Japanese abductees left alive in that country, said Hiroyuki Hosoda, Japan&#39;s chief government spokesman.