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Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering including in its three key security-related documents, slated to be revised by the end of this year, a plan to study whether the country should possess nuclear-powered submarines, government sources said Wednesday. The move comes as proponents argue that the introduction of such underwater vessels, which can remain submerged...
Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government put its active cyberdefense program into operation on Thursday to stop major cyberattacks preemptively. The program involves police and the Self-Defense Forces hacking into servers when they detect signs of a cyberattack, in order to neutralize the threats by taking actions such as deleting harmful programs. The government will strength...
Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)--The revamped cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to accelerate debates on strengthening the country's defense capabilities, with the government planning to update its three key national security-related documents by year-end. As further increases in defense spending may be inevitable, the focus will be on the size of the defense budget and ...