Japan Press Weekly

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.

 Tax hikes for military buildup begin

LDP proposes strengthening of spying and wiretapping capabilities

Defmin can’t deny deployment of Japan-made missiles to Middle East

JCP Diet questioning reveals that PM Takaichi was interviewed five times in Unification Church-related paper

Yamazoe: PM Takaichi in upcoming summit talks should call on President Trump to stop lawless war in Iran

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

US military chopper makes emergency landing on baseball field in Okinawa while children are practicing

Defense Ministry under cover of darkness delivers long-range missiles to SDF base in Kumamoto

JCP Koike comments on Tokyo High Court’s dissolution order for Unification Church

JCP Tatsumi demands that gov’t urge China to pay construction cost for its Osaka Expo pavilion

Pro-Constitution parties and Civil Alliance demand immediate halt to US-Israeli attack on Iran

Concerned Yokosuka citizens near US Yokosuka base protest against launch of Tomahawk missiles

Several hundred citizens rally: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries should not manufacture long-range missiles!

Monument for Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo established in Nagasaki Peace Park