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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 April 11th. This is for defending government agencies and critical infrastructure facilities conside... -
Japan to Provide Rescue Boats to Malaysia and Patrol Boats to Fiji
A special summit meeting between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held in Tokyo on December 16th, 2023. Prior to the meeting, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Prime Minister's Office. He announced that the governme... -
Japan and Philippines to Negotiate New Security Agreement
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the Philippines from November 3rd,2023 to initiate negotiations for a “Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA),” aimed at facilitating reciprocal visits between Japan’s Self-Defense Forces and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. In addition, Japan plans to apply an... -
Japan-Australia-Philippines-U.S. First Defense Ministerial Meeting
On June 3rd, 2023, Japan, the U.S., Australia, and the Philippines held their first-ever quadrilateral defense ministerial talks in Singapore. Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, and Philippi... -
Japan and Singapore Sign Agreement concerning the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology
On June 3rd, 2023, in Singapore, the Governments of Japan and Singapore signed the "Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Singapore concerning the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology" which allows the import and export of defense equipment betwee... -
Japan to Offer Official Security Assistance Framework for Indo-Pacific Allies
The Japanese government recently announced a new framework aimed at providing defense equipment free of charge to militaries of "like-minded countries" in the Indo-Pacific region. The Official Security Assistance (OSA) framework seeks to enhance the deterrence capabilities of countries sharing va...
