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Japan's Big Shift In Defence Policy In View Of China, North Korea Threats
Japan is expected to announce its biggest defence overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle the threat from China.
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Will Strengthen Defence Posture "With A Sense Of Speed": Japan's PM
Japan will fundamentally strengthen its defence posture by looking into options including acquiring the capability to strike enemy bases, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday, as Tokyo faces an assertive China and unpredictable North Korea.
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Defence Shift Could Be Excuse For Attack: Japan's PM Hopeful
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's defence policy shift to allow the military to fight abroad for the first time since 1945 could be used by militants as an excuse to attack Japan, a ruling party lawmaker who hopes one day to succeed Abe said today.
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Japan Bills to Expand Military Role Near Enactment Despite Protests
Japan's parliament drew near on Friday to enacting contentious defence legislation that could ease the constraints of the pacifist constitution to let troops fight overseas for the first time since World War Two, despite public protests and delaying tactics by the opposition.
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Cartoon Capers: Japan PM Shinzo Abe Uses Offbeat PR Blitz to Rescue Ratings
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using 'anime' cartoons, Internet chats and even an unusual show-and-tell TV appearance, complete with a mockup of burning buildings, in an effort to persuade wary voters that his bolder defence policy makes sense.
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Unpopular Japan Security Bills Approved by Lower House
Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that loosens constraints on the military was approved by parliament's lower house on Thursday, despite huge popular protests and a dent in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ratings.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Takes Bolder Security Stance in a Summer of Discontent
Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II was approved by a lower house panel today, despite opposition from a majority of ordinary voters.
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Looking to Complement India's 'Act East' Policy: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Ahead of his India visit next week, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter today said America is looking for new ways to complement India's 'Act East' policy and find meaningful areas of cooperation in the Asia Pacific.
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Shinzo Abe's Cabinet to Approve Japan Security Bills; Voters Wary, Confused
Japan's cabinet was set to approve on Thursday bills to implement a drastic shift in security policy allowing the military to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two, although the public is divided and wary of the change.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe's Bloc Wins 2 Key Governor Races, Bolstering Policy Push
Candidates backed by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won two key governor elections on Sunday, setting the stage for him to push through divisive policies to boost defence and restart nuclear reactors shut after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Set For Landmark Easing of Constitutional Limits on Military
Japan is poised for a historic shift in its defence policy by ending a ban that has kept the military from fighting abroad since World War Two, a major step away from post-war pacifism and a big political victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japan's defence plans focus on China and islands dispute
Japan will set up a new amphibious military unit and deploy unarmed surveillance drones in its southwest, where it faces a row with China over disputed islands.
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Japan's Big Shift In Defence Policy In View Of China, North Korea Threats
Japan is expected to announce its biggest defence overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle the threat from China.
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Will Strengthen Defence Posture "With A Sense Of Speed": Japan's PM
Japan will fundamentally strengthen its defence posture by looking into options including acquiring the capability to strike enemy bases, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday, as Tokyo faces an assertive China and unpredictable North Korea.
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Defence Shift Could Be Excuse For Attack: Japan's PM Hopeful
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's defence policy shift to allow the military to fight abroad for the first time since 1945 could be used by militants as an excuse to attack Japan, a ruling party lawmaker who hopes one day to succeed Abe said today.
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Japan Bills to Expand Military Role Near Enactment Despite Protests
Japan's parliament drew near on Friday to enacting contentious defence legislation that could ease the constraints of the pacifist constitution to let troops fight overseas for the first time since World War Two, despite public protests and delaying tactics by the opposition.
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Cartoon Capers: Japan PM Shinzo Abe Uses Offbeat PR Blitz to Rescue Ratings
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using 'anime' cartoons, Internet chats and even an unusual show-and-tell TV appearance, complete with a mockup of burning buildings, in an effort to persuade wary voters that his bolder defence policy makes sense.
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Unpopular Japan Security Bills Approved by Lower House
Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that loosens constraints on the military was approved by parliament's lower house on Thursday, despite huge popular protests and a dent in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ratings.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Takes Bolder Security Stance in a Summer of Discontent
Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II was approved by a lower house panel today, despite opposition from a majority of ordinary voters.
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Looking to Complement India's 'Act East' Policy: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Ahead of his India visit next week, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter today said America is looking for new ways to complement India's 'Act East' policy and find meaningful areas of cooperation in the Asia Pacific.
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Shinzo Abe's Cabinet to Approve Japan Security Bills; Voters Wary, Confused
Japan's cabinet was set to approve on Thursday bills to implement a drastic shift in security policy allowing the military to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two, although the public is divided and wary of the change.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe's Bloc Wins 2 Key Governor Races, Bolstering Policy Push
Candidates backed by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won two key governor elections on Sunday, setting the stage for him to push through divisive policies to boost defence and restart nuclear reactors shut after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Set For Landmark Easing of Constitutional Limits on Military
Japan is poised for a historic shift in its defence policy by ending a ban that has kept the military from fighting abroad since World War Two, a major step away from post-war pacifism and a big political victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japan's defence plans focus on China and islands dispute
Japan will set up a new amphibious military unit and deploy unarmed surveillance drones in its southwest, where it faces a row with China over disputed islands.
