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Japan and the U.S. expand cooperation on security, space, and advanced technology.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida returned to Japan on April 14th after completing the first state visit to the United States in nine years as Japanese prime minister. At the summit meeting with Preside... -
Japan and the U.S. cooperate on measures against “hypersonic glide vehicles.”
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Biden confirmed their cooperation in developing a satellite network to detect and track “hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV)” at a Japan-U.S. summit meet... -
Japan’s SDF To Evaluate Mission Master Unmanned Ground Vehicles
The acquisition of three Mission Master Silent Partner (SP) models from Rheinmetall Canada was made in a multi-million contract from the Japanese Ministry of Defense. The JGSDF has selected to acqu... -
Japan, the U.S., and the Philippines agreed to establish a cyber defense network.
Three countries of Japan, the U.S., and the Philippines will establish a defense network against cyber-attacks. They agreed on this at the first Japan-U.S.-Philippines summit held in Washington on ... -
The Japanese government will renovate 16 airports and ports to strengthen defense capabilities.
The Japanese government designated a total of sixteen airports and ports in seven prefectures as “airports and ports for special use” on April 1st. These infrastructure facilities will be renovated... -
North Korean IT workers possibly impersonated Japanese and received business
Four ministries and agencies such as National Police Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry called attention to the possibility that ... -
Japan-U.S. jointly develops next Air Self-Defense Force training aircraft for the first time
The Japanese and U.S. governments are coordinating to jointly develop a successor to the T4, a training aircraft for Air Self-Defense Force fighter pilots. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting ... -
SKY Perfect JSAT holds discussions with the U.S. military over space surveillance.
Eiichi Yonekura, the president of “SKY Perfect JSAT” which engages in the space business revealed that they were holding discussions for expanding collaboration with the U.S. military. They will co... -
Japan ground forces expand trials on uncrewed systems
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) will acquire more uncrewed aerial and ground vehicles (UAVs and UGVs) for testing and evaluation, the service announced on its social media account on 26... -
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito agreed on an export of next-generation fighters - Export rules will be amended.
The government has been examining a proposed amendment of operational guidelines of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology to export next-generation fighters which Jap... -
Use drones to deliver medicines to cut-off communities after the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
The use of drones at the disaster site affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake this January is expanding. Drones have been used for research of disaster sites so far but this time drones hav... -
Cross-party Agreement: Prime Minister's "Exporting the Next-generation Fighter Jets is in the National Interest"
The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party are considering the possibility of agreeing by the end of the month to allow Japan to export to third countries the next-generation fighter jet that i... -
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications conducts first cyber defense exercise in the Pacific region
On February 27th, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that it conducted a cyber defense exercise for five Pacific Island countries, including Palau. This is the first time... -
Cybercrime Group “LockBit” Which Is Active in Japan, the U.S., and Europe Was Cracked Down.
In an international joint investigation led by the European Police Office (Europol) with Japan's participation, major members of the international cybercrime group "LockBit" were arrested, and the ... -
For Ukraine Reconstruction, over 30 Japanese Companies Cooperate
The Japanese government signed fifty-six public and private sector’s cooperation documents to support Ukraine, where the Russian invasion continued, at the “Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promotion o...
