New polls show the Japanese public's trust in the country's government is now at its lowest point since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in 2012. According to several media polls, support for Abe himself has declined due to an influence-peddling scandal where the prime minister is accused of favoring a friend in a land deal involving a school.
NewpollsshowtheJapanesepublic'strustinthecountry'sgovernmentisnowatitslowestpointsincePrimeMinisterShinzoAbetookofficein2012.Accordingtoseveralmediapolls,suppor
TheUnitedStatesplanstocarryoutanewtestofitsTerminalHighAltitudeAreaDefense(THAAD)missiledefensesystemagainstanintermediate-rangeballisticmissileinthecomingdays,
Japan's opposition parties, including the main opposition Democratic Party, on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Defense Minister Tomomi Inada for remarks she made using the Self-Defense Forces to promote a specific candidate in the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.
Foreign ministers along with top security and intelligence officials from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines will meet tomorrow to intensify defense collaboration after the recent attack of the ISIS-affiliated Maute Group in Marawi City.
ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,June14(APD)–ForeignministersalongwithtopsecurityandintelligenceofficialsfromIndonesia,MalaysiaandthePhilippineswillmeettomorrowtoin
The16thShangri-LaDialoguesecuritytalksaresettoopeninSingaporeonFriday.Defensechiefsandexpertsfrom30countrieswillparticipateinAsia-Pacific'spremierdefensesummit,
With the launch of a new defense strategy on Tuesday, expectations are high that the Defense Ministry will build a maritime defense system that supports the government’s vision of transforming the country into a global maritime power.
Cambodian Defense Minister Gen. Tea Banh said on Wednesday that South China Sea dispute should be resolved peacefully through negotiations by parties concerned and outsiders should not meddle in the issue.
Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw will attend the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Sochi to mark the 20th anniversary ASEAN-Russia Dialogue relations to be held from May 19 to 20, according to an official announcement Sunday.
Myanmar's Defense Ministry has sought the approval from the Union Parliament for signing a defense cooperation pact with Russia, an official media reported Friday.
Japan is to rent up to five Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force TC-90 training aircraft to the Philippines, which will be Japan's first provision of SDF aircraft to a foreign country, Japan's Defense Ministry said on Monday.
The Philippines and South Korea signed Monday a memorandum of agreement on the protection of classified military information.
South Korea's Defense Ministry said Friday that it has invited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to a Seoul-hosted regional security forum scheduled for September.
Chinese and Russian naval forces on Monday launched joint military exercises in the southern Russian port city of Novorossiysk.
U.S. and Japan announced on Monday new guidelines for bilateral defense cooperation, allowing Japan's self defense forces to take on more ambitious global role that the Shinzo Abe administration has been seeking.
Defense ministers from the 10 nations of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) agreed here Monday to cooperate in tackling the grave security threat from the Islamic State (IS).
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