Stop Immigrants Day
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on October 15, 2018.
Tag Archives: Djibouti
Yukio Edano Joins Tokyo Rainbow Pride
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 6, 2018.
Today in Japan (11.23.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 23, 2017.
Shinzo Abe’s Stopover in Djibouti
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s latest trip abroad has taken him to Djibouti, the strategically located small country in the Horn of Africa, home to Japan’s only overseas military base. Abe visited the military facilities and met President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The Japanese prime minister confirmed plans to provide patrol boats to Djibouti to help build its coast guards’ capacity. The visit thus fits with the Japanese policy of cooperating, both bilaterally and multilaterally, in the fight against piracy.
Manila Debates the Hosting of Japanese Troops
Tokyo’s defense policy continues to shift and pushes the boundaries of what was acceptable in the past. Self-Defense Forces capabilities are expanding, and this is an essential component of the growing coordination between the region’s maritime democracies.
