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China Sends Ships into Pacific amid Japan Security Moves

A squadron of Chinese Navy ships sailed through straits near Japan into the Western Pacific this week, while Beijing on Friday blasted Tokyo's adoption of a new national security strategy putting itself on a more offensive footing — largely as a result of the perceived threat from China. The destroyers…

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Eyeing China, Japan lifts longtime restrictions to allow major defense buildup

The policy change is widely seen as a major step toward rearming Japan more than seven decades after its demilitarization after World War II.

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Japan approves major defence overhaul, warning of China threats

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan approved a major defence policy overhaul on Friday, including a significant spending hike, as it warned China poses the "greatest strategic challenge ever" to its security.

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Tokyo to require some new homes to be equipped with solar panels

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Thursday passed an ordinance requiring that a portion of newly built houses and buildings in Tokyo be equipped with solar panels starting in April 2025.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China accuses Japan of making false claims about its military activities in security strategy plan

China accused Japan of making false claims about China's military activities in a new security strategy announced by Tokyo on Friday, China's embassy in Japan said in a statement.

Reuters

South Korea protests Japan's island claim in national security strategy

South Korea issued a strong protest against Japan's territorial claim over disputed islands made in a national security strategy released on Friday while cautiously responding to Tokyo's plans for an unprecedented military buildup.

Reuters

China sends ships into Pacific amid Japan security moves

A squadron of Chinese Navy ships sailed through straits near Japan into the Western Pacific this week, while Beijing blasted Tokyo's adoption of a new national security strategy putting itself on a more offensive footing, largely as a result of the perceived threat from China

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Commentary: China is pushing a pacifist Japan into building up its military capabilities

Japan isn’t known for being an aggressive country in the world of foreign affairs. Successive Japanese governments have taken pains to emphasize their peacelike nature, a direct consequence of Tokyo finding itself on the losing side of the most horrific war of the 20th century. Japan’s constitution renounces the use…

Chicago Tribune

Counterstrikes and controversy: Japan's defence overhaul

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan has laid out plans to expand its defence capabilities drastically over five years.

AFP

Japan approves major defence overhaul on China threats

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's government approved a major defence policy overhaul Friday, including a significant spending hike, as it warned China poses the "greatest strategic challenge ever" to the country's security.

AFP

Factbox: What will Japan's military build-up look like?

Japan unveiled a new national security strategy on Friday along with details of its biggest military build-up since World War Two, in a marked shift away from the pacifism that has dominated its political discourse for seven decades.

Reuters

Alex Porter retires from top-level cycling

Alex Porter, whose snapped handlebar crash was a defining moment for Australian cycling at the Tokyo Olympics, has called time on his top-level career.

AAP

Tokyo Olympics scandal makes Sapporo bid 'difficult': governor

Tokyo (AFP) - A corruption scandal surrounding last year's Tokyo Games has damaged Japan's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, a top local official warned.

AFP

'Work without limits': Japan's teachers battle for change

Tokyo (AFP) - In one of his last diary entries, Japanese teacher Yoshio Kudo lamented workdays that started early and could last until nearly midnight.Two months later, he suffered "karoshi" -- death from overwork.

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Japan to approve major defence overhaul on China threats

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's government is poised to approve a major defence policy overhaul Friday, including a significant spending hike, as it warns China poses the "greatest strategic challenge ever" to the country's security.

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Blaze of light

A meteor from the Geminids is seen above Tokyo Skytree at about 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. This photograph was taken from a riverbank in Taito Ward, Tokyo, where amateur photographers and passersby were able to see about 10 meteors per hour with the naked eye. The meteor shower was at…

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Women referees 'opened up possibilities' at World Cup, says Yamashita

Tokyo (AFP) - Women refereeing at the men's World Cup for the first time "opened up possibilities" and must be built on, Japan's trailblazer Yoshimi Yamashita said Thursday.

Reuters

Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes built after 2025

All new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels to cut household carbon emissions, according to a new regulation passed by the Japanese capital's local assembly on Thursday.

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Tokyo Skytree prepares for snow fight

'Tis the season at Tokyo Skytree to get ready for snow, clumps of which fall every year from the tower's steel frame, sometimes hitting the roofs of private homes and other buildings.

The Guardian - AU

‘Road sleeping’ deaths soar in Tokyo as socialising returns to pre-Covid levels

Authorities concerned that death toll from people being hit by cars while sleeping on roads will increase further as end-of-year party season begins

AFP

Confidence falls among Japan's major manufacturers

Tokyo (AFP) - Business confidence fell slightly among Japan's largest manufacturers for the fourth straight quarter, a closely watched Bank of Japan survey showed Wednesday.

AFP

Japan to radically overhaul defence policy on China threats

Tokyo (AFP) - 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.

AFP

New Olympic sports had high rate of injuries in Tokyo: research

Paris (AFP) - Athletes competing in the newly introduced Olympic sports of BMX freestyle, karate and skateboarding suffered some of the highest rates of injuries at the Tokyo Games, new research showed Wednesday.

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Naoya Inoue becomes first undisputed bantamweight champion in 50 years

Naoya Inoue became the first undisputed bantamweight champion in 50 years when he took the WBO title off Britain’s Paul Butler with a commanding performance in Tokyo

AFP

Bantamweight king Inoue eyes next challenge after beating Butler

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's Naoya Inoue said he had not yet reached his "goal" after becoming the first undisputed bantamweight world champion in half a century Tuesday with a knock-out win over England's Paul Butler.

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