The Japan Times<p>The nation's Defense Ministry held an inaugural ceremony for a new Self-Defense Forces unit focused on maritime transportation at the Maritime SDF's Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/06/japan/sdf-inaugural-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">06/japan/sdf-inaugural-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kurecity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kurecity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroshimaprefecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiroshimaprefecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gsdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gsdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gennakatani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gennakatani</span></a></p>
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The Japan Times<p>In December 2023, Natsue Kondo became the first woman promoted to top leadership at any of the three branches of the Self-Defense Forces. More than a year remains the only female officer holding any of the top ranks. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/marine-self-defense-force-female-vice-admiral/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">21/japan/marine-self-defense-force-female-vice-admiral/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan sent a destroyer Akizuki through the Taiwan Strait in early February, in an apparent move to counter China's increasingly aggressive behavior in the East and South China Seas. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/japan-msdf-taiwan-strait/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">03/japan/japan-msdf-taiwan-strait/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>France’s first deployment of a carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific in 60 years has allowed its navy to deepen its understanding of the region and boost interoperability with partner nations. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/asia-pacific/france-navy-carrier-commander-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">18/asia-pacific/france-navy-carrier-commander-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indopacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indopacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/francejapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>francejapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aircraftcarriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aircraftcarriers</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Maritime Self-Defense Force is upgrading its Izumo and Kaga destroyers into de facto aircraft carriers, equipping them to operate the F-35B stealth fighter. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/17/japan/izumo-kaga-aircraft-carriers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/izumo-kaga-aircraft-carriers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kaga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kaga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/izumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>izumo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aircraftcarriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aircraftcarriers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asdf</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Maritime Self-Defense Force says it has begun the Pacific Steller joint exercise with the U.S. and French navies in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/14/japan/japan-us-france-joint-naval-exercise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">14/japan/japan-us-france-joint-naval-exercise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/francejapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>francejapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Firefighters and helicopters were combating a blaze in a forest on a Japanese island on Friday, with media reports saying it may have been started by nearby military exercises. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/17/japan/forest-fire-hiroshima-msdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/forest-fire-hiroshima-msdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroshima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiroshima</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's Self-Defense Forces are gradually integrating drones into their units for use in the air, on land or at sea, taking lessons from the war in Ukraine on how such assets can act as force multipliers. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/05/japan/japan-sdf-drones-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/japan-sdf-drones-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gsdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gsdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russiaukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaukrainewar</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Kawasaki Heavy Industries pooled ¥1.7 billion ($10.8 million) in slush funds over six years through fiscal 2023, and used some of it to wine and dine Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel, the Defense Ministry says. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/27/companies/kawasaki-heavy-slush-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/12/27/companies/kawasaki-heavy-slush-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kawasakiheavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kawasakiheavy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporategovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporategovernance</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Defense Ministry has said that it will deploy U.S.-made drones for the warning and surveillance activities of the Maritime Self-Defense Force. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/16/japan/japan-msdf-sea-guardian-drone/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">16/japan/japan-msdf-sea-guardian-drone/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Four Russian navy vessels, including a nuclear-powered submarine, sailed through the Soya Strait between Hokkaido and Russia's Sakhalin on Monday, the Japanese Defense Ministry has said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/12/japan/russian-submarine-sail-soya-strait/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">12/japan/russian-submarine-sail-soya-strait/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/submarines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>submarines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soyastrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soyastrait</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A fire broke out on a Japanese Self-Defense Forces ship on Sunday, with one crew member being hospitalized due to smoke inhalation. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/10/japan/fire-breaks-out-from-msdf-ship/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">10/japan/fire-breaks-out-from-msdf-ship/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukushima</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber, Seoul's military said, in response to North Korea's latest long-range missile test. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/03/japan/us-bomber-joins-air-drill/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">03/japan/us-bomber-joins-air-drill/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/icbm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>icbm</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The poor telecommunications situation that Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel currently face is expected to change for the better, as the MSDF plans to make Starlink available on its vessels. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/12/japan/msdf-better-internet/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">12/japan/msdf-better-internet/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starlink</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force overpaid some ¥81 million to outsourcing companies tasked with charging submarine batteries, because the batteries were not fully charged as they should have been, people familiar with an investigation have said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/08/japan/msdf-overpayment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">08/japan/msdf-overpayment/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/submarines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>submarines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardofaudit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boardofaudit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Sazanami passed through the Taiwan Strait last month to become the first Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer to do so, drawing praise in Taiwan for what it saw as a shift in Japan's security policy. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/07/japan/politics/japan-security-taiwan-reactions/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/politics/japan-security-taiwan-reactions/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwanjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taiwanjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwanstrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taiwanstrait</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Naval and air forces from Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and the U.S. held joint exercises in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday as the Chinese military conducted its own dueling drills in the waterway. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/28/asia-pacific/us-japan-partners-china-south-china-sea/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/</span><span class="invisible">28/asia-pacific/us-japan-partners-china-south-china-sea/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newzealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newzealand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scarboroughshoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scarboroughshoal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Maritime Self-Defense Force said Tuesday it will conduct this autumn aircraft takeoff and landing tests on its helicopter-carrier Kaga in the United States using U.S. fighter jets. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/11/japan/msdf-us-fighter-jets-tests/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/</span><span class="invisible">11/japan/msdf-us-fighter-jets-tests/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aircraftcarriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aircraftcarriers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kaga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kaga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/izumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>izumo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usmilitary</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Japanese company making the U.S.-2 amphibious plane will continue its production of the search-and-rescue aircraft used by the Maritime Self-Defense Force, much to the relief of Defense Ministry officials. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/04/japan/msdf-amphibious-plane/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/</span><span class="invisible">04/japan/msdf-amphibious-plane/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Defense Ministry plans to equip the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF)'s Aegis destroyer Chokai with a function to launch U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, according to sources. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/01/japan/aegis-destroyer-chokai-tomahawk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/</span><span class="invisible">01/japan/aegis-destroyer-chokai-tomahawk/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aegis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aegis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/budgets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budgets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/missiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missiles</span></a></p>
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