JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday (Jan 15) reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate on maritime security and deepen defence ties, as both nations feud with China over sea territory. Abe – in Indonesia on a regional tour that has taken in Australia and the Philippines and will include…
Japan aims to develop a prototype drone fighter jet in two decades with private sector help in a technology strategy that focuses on weapons communications and lasers, according to a document seen by Reuters. The plan will be announced this month when the Defense Ministry also unveils its request for a record budget of…
Mie Prefecture in central Japan has banned the flight of drones around the venues of the upcoming Group of Seven summit. An ordinance adopted by the prefectural assembly took effect on Monday. It bans the flying of unmanned aerial vehicles over Kashiko Island in Shima City, where the summit will take place, as well as…
Tokyo police have conducted large-scale drills to prepare for possible coordinated terrorist attacks in Tokyo in the run-up to the Ise-Shima Group of Seven Summit in May. About 360 people including police officers and private citizens took part on Monday. The drills simulated attacks at a railway station and a busy…
Tokyo police have sent about 200 officers to Mie Prefecture to help out with security ahead of the Group of Seven Summit that begins on May 26th. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department held a send-off ceremony on Sunday for the first group of reinforcements to the site of the Ise-Shima G7 summit. The mobile unit’s…
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. A newly released online PR video is dramatizing their counter-terrorism and anti-crime readiness. The video was uploaded onto YouTube, and cost about 180,000 dollars to produce. One episode shows a special assault team raiding a terrorist hideout and overpowering terrorists.…
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