The U.S. will sell Taiwan an air defense missile system worth almost $700 million — the same one battle-tested in Ukraine https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/politics/us-air-defence-missile-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #missiles #defense #us
A retreat by the U.S. from its role as the world's top cop under President Donald Trump opens the door to regional strife. The good news is a great-power war remains unlikely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-us-role-regional-wars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #taiwan #china #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #nato #defense
South Korea has informed Japan of its intention not to conduct a planned joint search-and-rescue drill this month, sources in Japan’s government and ruling coalition said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-drill-canceled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #defense #sdf
Tokyo is working to smooth things over with Beijing — while telling nationals living in China to stay on alert for anti-Japan sentiment — as the fallout from a recent spat extends to realms outside politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/politics/japan-china-strained-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi #foreignministry
China’s repeated distortion of Japan’s defensive policies, likened to the ancient zhiluweima tale, misrepresents reality to serve domestic and strategic agendas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/japan/beijings-strategic-distortion-of-reality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #defense #qindynasty #zhaogao #zhiluweima
North Korea has denounced an agreement between Seoul and Washington to build nuclear-powered submarines, saying in a state media commentary that the deal would cause a "nuclear domino" effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-seoul-us-sub-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea #submarines #nuclearweapons #defense #us
Japan and Indonesia have agreed to boost their defense and security ties, opening up opportunities for trilateral cooperation involving Australia following Jakarta’s plan to upgrade a key pact with Canberra. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/politics/indonesia-japan-meeting-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #indonesiajapanrelations #shinjirokoizumi #toshimitsumotegi #indonesia #china #sdf #msdf
In an unprecedented effort to prepare residents for potential emergencies, including the possibility of a Chinese attack, Taiwan will begin distributing millions of civil defense handbooks to all households. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-security-handbook-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #defense #china
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to visit the White House with the aim of deepening decades-old cooperation on oil and security while broadening ties in commerce, technology and possibly nuclear energy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/world/politics/saudi-us-defense-ai-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #saudiarabia #mohammedbinsalman #us #donaldtrump #defense #ai
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi held talks with his Indonesian counterpart, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, on Monday after the pair inspected frigates and submarines that Jakarta has expressed an interest in acquiring. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/politics/japan-indonesia-defense-chiefs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #indonesiajapanrelations #indonesia #defense #shinjirokoizumi #sjafriesjamsoeddin
Japan has dispatched a senior official to China to cool boiling bilateral tensions following recent remarks made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tokyo’s response in the event of a Taiwan emergency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/politics/china-japan-kanai-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #mofa #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi
ASEAN must deepen internal integration, strengthen institutions and reform decision-making to overcome vulnerabilities from global trade tensions, fulfill its economic potential and ensure long-term stability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/17/world/aseans-moment-of-truth-arrives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #asean #china #us #globaleconomy #southasianeconomy #trade #defense
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Monday to seal deals with France on a supply of air-defense capabilities, warplanes and missiles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/world/politics/zelenskyy-france-defense-warplane/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #france #defense
Concerns over the future of Tokyo's relationship with Beijing continues to grow after China warned its citizens not to travel to Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/politics/japan-china-taiwan-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi
The Pentagon’s No. 3 official has heaped praise on South Korea for being the first U.S. treaty ally outside of NATO to hike spending 3.5% of GDP on defense — a move expected to impact Japan’s own spending plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/politics/south-korea-defense-spending-us-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #us #usjapanrelations #budgets #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #sanaetakaichi
USA Gives South Korea Green Light to Build Nuclear Submarines
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China has warned its citizens not to travel to Japan, the first significant retaliatory move by Beijing following comments by Japan's leader that Tokyo could intervene militarily if China uses force against Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/japan/politics/china-japan-takaichi-taiwan-travel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #pla #sdf #sanaetakaichi
#Energy Secretary Chris Wright, National #Nuclear Security Administration leader Brandon M. Williams & officials from the US National Laboratories are planning to inform the White House that they do not think blowing up #weapons for nuclear warhead testing, as #Trump suggested last month, is tenable, two sources familiar with the matter said. They asked not to be named to discuss a sensitive matter.
It’s the latest sign of fallout from #Trump’s October social media post instructing the Department of #Defense to start testing #NuclearWeapons “because of other countries testing programs.”
But #NNSA, which falls under the Department of #Energy, is the federal agency responsible for building & testing #bombs & maintaining the #nuclear stockpile, not the Defense Department.
The U.S. and South Korea are in private negotiations to jointly build nuclear-powered submarines for both navies, a potential major shift in their alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/politics/us-south-korea-nuclear-submarines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #southkorea #defense #submarines
As many European countries rethink the cost of maintaining close ties with China, Taiwan is skillfully exploiting the strategic reassessment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-europe-inroads/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #europe #defense #china