Japan unveils new defence policy
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Japan has unveiled a new defence policy that envisions a bigger role in global military cooperation and aims to create a more flexible force to cope with terrorist and missile attacks.
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Japan eased a blanket ban on arms exports on Friday to open the way for joint production of a new missile shield with the United States, but said it would still refrain from most other weapons exports.
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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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Japan's Cabinet approved a new set of financial sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday in response to the communist nation's missile tests in July, Kyodo News agency reported.
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With an eye to North Korea and China, Prime Minister Koizumi's Cabinet is set to pass new guidelines.
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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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A U.S. Navy destroyer with  long-range missile-tracking equipment has begun patrols in the  Sea of Japan, officials said on Friday, in a key step toward  forming a missile-defense system intended to guard against  attack by nations like North Korea.
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Japan and the United States signed an agreement Friday on the details of their joint development of a ballistic missile defense system.
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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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China has issued a national defence policy for the first time since President Hu Jintao became military chief, targetting the rise of independence forces in Taiwan.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was  set to sign a ground-breaking defense pact with Australian  Prime Minister John Howard on Tuesday that both leaders have  emphasized is not aimed at reining in China.
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Japan's PM Yasuo Fukuda calls for greater discipline from defence officials following a series of scandals.
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Stalinist North Korea has set up a new war plan focusing on defense from US attacks and highlighting underground protection facilities, Seoul news reports say.
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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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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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Japan on Thursday hailed warming relations with China as it hosted the neighbouring giant&#39;s defence minister for the first time in nearly a decade.
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TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government yesterday pushed through landmark laws requiring Japanese schools to encourage patriotism in the classroom and elevating the Defense Agency to the status of a full ministry for the first time since World War II.