LDP proposes strengthening of spying and wiretapping capabilities

The Liberal Democratic Party submitted a proposal to the government regarding the strengthening of signals intelligence (sigint) and human intelligence (humint) capabilities.

Tax hikes for military buildup begin

The Takaichi government will implement tax increases totaling more than one trillion yen starting in April, aimed at financing military expansion. This is the first time since the end of WWII that tax hikes have been publicly stated to serve this purpose.

2 Yokosuka-based US Aegis ships fire Tomahawk missiles at Iran

It was revealed that the Aegis-guided missile destroyers “Milius” and “John Finn”, based at the U.S. Yokosuka Naval Base (Kanagawa Pref.), had launched Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles during the U.S.-Israeli “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran.