Tokyo, April 6: Senior figures from several Japanese opposition parties joined thousands of citizens outside the busy Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to protest the government's aggressive push to ease restrictions on arms exports and advance sweeping military expansion, expressing concerns about the...
Moscow, April 2 – The deployment of anti-ship hypersonic missiles at Japanese military garrisons in Kumamoto and Shizuoka represents yet another indication that Japan is moving away from the pacifist provisions enshrined in its Constitution, according to Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the...
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Tokyo, March 31 – Japan's Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday that long-range missiles with counterstrike capabilities have been deployed for the first time at two Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) bases within the country, a move that has sparked domestic opposition.The deployment of the...