national security

Japan refuses to sign international document...
Demonstrators shout slogans in front of Japan's permanent mission to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on April 24. (Yasushi Saito)
April 25, 2013
GENEVA--Despite being the only nation to have suffered atomic bombing, Japan has again refused to sign a document that describes nuclear weapons as inhumane.
Abe's short policy speech focuses on economy,...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emphasizes an economic rebirth of Japan in his policy speech at the Lower House in Tokyo on Jan. 28. (Teruo Kashiyama)
January 28, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe focused his policy speech on economic resuscitation and other issues of immediate importance to the nation, leaving out longer-term principles on...
LDP campaign platform reflects Abe's conservative...
LDP President Shinzo Abe (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
November 21, 2012
Shinzo Abe’s conservative views on subjects ranging from child rearing to national security are prominent in the draft campaign platform of the main opposition Liberal...
U.S. national security adviser to visit China, Japan
National Security Adviser Tom Donilon (AP file photo)
July 21, 2012
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Thomas Donilon, will discuss security in the Middle East and Asia with senior Chinese officials in Beijing...
Noda siding with LDP on national security matters
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda responds to questions from LDP head Sadakazu Tanigaki, far left, at a July 9 Lower House Budget Committee session. (Satoru Semba)
July 11, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, once labeled a wishy-washy leader, has stunned many in the political world with his recent bold decisions on foreign and national security...
EDITORIAL: Nuclear law's 'national security' clause ...
June 22, 2012
A revision to the Atomic Energy Basic Law adding an appendix stating that nuclear power should “contribute to national security” has passed the Diet. Those words, which...
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