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Japan opens Osprey base on Kyushu to defend remote islands as China boosts military presence
The transport aircraft camp in southwestern Japan enhances the military’s rapid response capabilities in the event of an ...
Japan starts deploying Osprey fleet at a new base to beef up southwestern defense
The Japanese army on Wednesday has begun deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly-opened, permanent base in ...
Survey: Japan uses generative AI less than U.S., China, Germany
A much smaller percentage of people and companies in Japan use generative artificial intelligence than those in the United States, China or Germany, according to a survey by the communications ...
Will US tariff pressure on Japan and South Korea push them closer to China?
Even as Washington ramps up pressure on Japan and South Korea to settle trade disputes with the US, diplomatic observers ...
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Japan Steps Up New Security Assistance to Countries Caught Between US and China
Japan’s Official Security Assistance continues to grow in its third year, reflecting Tokyo’s aim to give Indo-Pacific ...
Japan's Emperor Naruhito visits Mongolia amid growing democratic ties
Japanese Emperor Naruhito attended a welcoming ceremony and met with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh on his first ...
Japan’s emperor meets Mongolian president in joining of Asian democracies
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito met with Mongolia's president Tuesday during a visit to the landlocked Asian nation that marks a ...
Two Japanese Admirals have speculated on what Australia's involvement would be in a war between China and Taiwan
A military invasion of Taiwan would reignite the Korean Peninsula, turning a regional conflict with China into a worst-case ...
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Affluent Chinese have been moving to Japan since the COVID lockdowns - NPR
There are also financial hurdles for Chinese seeking to move to Japan. To prevent capital flight, China allows each citizen to buy only $50,000 in foreign currency each year.
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What Japan’s Economy Can Tell Us About China - The New York Times
But China has seemed to be faltering lately, and some have been asking whether China’s future path might resemble that of Japan. My answer is that it probably won’t — that China will do worse.
Japan to export used destroyers to Philippines to deter China, Yomiuri reports
Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, ...