Source link Tokyo sends Patriot missiles to the US in another step toward full remilitarization Japan has agreed to supply Patriot missiles to the US after ending a ban on military exports imposed under the country’s pacifist constitution in 1947. The move will help shore up Washington’s stockpiles eroded by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. […]
Source link Authorities on the Island of Okinawa want the US’ V-22 Osprey fleet grounded after the incident At least one person has been killed and several others injured after a V-22 Osprey aircraft operated by the US military crashed off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan on Wednesday. The crash is the latest in a […]
Source link The Japanese economy slipped into a contraction in the period from July to September, ending two straight quarters of growth, according to government data released on Wednesday. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s third-largest economy contracted 2.1% in the third quarter in a much sharper decline than a median market projection for […]