Osaka Headed to Second Referendum
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 12, 2019.
Tag Archives: F-35 Lightning
LDP Strikes Out in House of Representatives By-Elections
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 22, 2019.
Another Okinawan Woman Murdered by US Soldier
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 16, 2019.
Conservative Landslide in Unified Local Elections
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 12, 2019.
Unified Local Election Campaigns Begin
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 31, 2019.
Ghosn Prosecutors Double Down
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 24, 2018.
Peaceful Japan Succumbing to the Military-Industrial Complex
Last week, the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition was held in Tokyo. Several companies from around the world came to display their latest innovations, including new technologies for aircraft and space flight. Most prominent were the military weapons and aircraft displays, including a real Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II.
Japan Times Goes Rightwing
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 30, 2018.
Japan Dead Last in Gender Equality Ranking
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 4, 2018.
Japan Prepares for an Island War
Japan is taking a major step in its military strategy, conducting a large-scale amphibious drill designed to put on display its ability to conquer an island. This follows Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s repeated references to the Falklands in his speeches, a polite and indirect, yet unequivocal way, of warning China that an “invasion” of the Senkaku-Diaoyu Islands would be met with an amphibious counterstrike.
