To strengthen security and strategic ties, two guided missile destroyers and one training ship of Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force will take part in an exercise with Indian Navy from August 23..Read More
In what could signal a paradigm shift in its philosophy, the Indian Navy adopted NATO procedures during the five-nation war games also involving the US that concluded in the Bay of Bengal Sunday.These..Read More
A multilateral naval drill involving India, the US and three other nations begins in the Bay of Bengal Tuesday, an event that India says is a pointer to the country's growing importance on the wo..Read More
The Defence Minister Shri A K Antony and his Japanese counterpart Ms Yuriko Koike have expressed happiness on the enhanced defence cooperation between the two countries in the recent years. During the..Read More
Twenty warships from five countries, including three aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines and fighters, will assemble in the Bay of Bengal in September for a major naval exercise to be hosted by Indi..Read More
China has asked India, the United States, Japan and Australia, who are trying to forge a quadripartite format not to go against the global trend and be "open and inclusive" while a Chinese expert bel..Read More
The Indian Navy Monday conducted its first trilateral exercise with its counterparts from the US and Japan off the Japanese coast in an effort aimed at sharing operational and doctrinal expertise.The ..Read More
Japan, the United States and India will carry out a joint military drill in the Pacific off Japan's coast amid concerns about China's military build-up, a report said Monday.The Pentagon wil..Read More
The US and Japan are developing a joint nuclear energy plan to collaborate on research and construction of new nuclear power plants, US and Japanese officials said in Washington.US secretary of energy..Read More
Japan will deploy a new radar to monitor Chinese military activity amid growing concern in Tokyo over Beijing's arms buildup, a news report said on Monday.The Defense Agency will deploy the radar..Read More
Japan said on Friday that a nuclear test by North Korea would pose a grave threat to the whole of Asia Pacific, amid reports Tokyo is said to be boosting surveillance of the communist nation after see..Read More
Washington has offered to provide Tokyo with up to 80 more advanced Patriot interceptor missiles for deployment in Japan in the wake of North Korea's missile tests last month, a news report said ..Read More
In an annual military document, Japan has devoted considerable space in an on promoting defence exchanges with India in particular.The white paper titled "Defence of Japan 2006" released today notes ..Read More
Tokyo: A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer equipped with the navy's most advanced Aegis combat weapon system arrived at the navy's Yokosuka base in Japan on Saturday, a U.S. Navy spo..Read More
Seoul: The U.S. military plans to deploy Patriot interceptor missiles at its bases in Japan for the first time to bolster its defences amid signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a long-..Read More
Tokyo: Japan and the United States agreed Friday to expand their cooperation on a ballistic missile defense shield, moving to protect themselves amid concerns that North Korea could test-fire a..Read More
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Japan, China and Singapore from May 24 to June 4 is being termed as the flowering of India's defence diplomacy.While India's agenda differed..Read More
Singapore: Defence ministers and military chiefs from some of the world's most powerful countries gathered in Singapore Friday for the Fifth Asia Security Summit. Among the heavyweights sc..Read More
Tokyo: India and Japan Friday decided to enhance cooperation in the maritime security of the Malacca Straits and the Indian Ocean region by tackling trans-national crimes like piracy, human tra..Read More
Tokyo: Against the backdrop of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, India and Japan today announced a slew of measures to step up defence cooperation, envisaging joint na..Read More
Tokyo: India and Japan Thursday announced a slew of measures to step up defence cooperation, including holding goodwill exercises between the Indian Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self Defence..Read More
Japan:Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Beijing May 28 on a historic five-day visit during which the once bitter enemies are expected to institutionalise a framework for r..Read More
New Delhi: India and Japan will seek to promote their global partnership from a strategic perspective when defence minister Pranab Mukherjee travels to Tokyo in May. His visit is expected to ta..Read More
Washington: Japan and the US on Monday approved details of a sweeping plan to realign US forces in Japan by 2014 while giving Japan's military greater responsibility for security in the As..Read More
The United States and Japan have struck a bargain over a plan to realign US forces in Japan, with Japan agreeing to pay USD 6 billion of the USD 10 billion cost, the Japanese defense chief said.Japane..Read More
Japan is ready to give transit facilities in the Pacific Ocean to Indian naval warships, in return for similar facilities to its coast guard service in the Indian Ocean, which India is baulking at.Imp..Read More
New Delhi: Continuing the series of recent high level defence exchanges between Tokyo and New Delhi, a top level Japanese Defence delegation headed by Gen Tsutomo Mori, Chief of Staff Japanese ..Read More
Tokyo: Sounding upbeat on the Indo-US nuclear deal, Japan today said it would be "wrong" to compare the Indian nuclear programme with that of North Korea, Iran or Pakistan. "It would be wrong t..Read More
New Delhi: India said it would launch a nuclear dialogue with Japan to secure support for its civilian nuclear energy quest. The Indian Express newspaper said Tuesday that India would begin dis..Read More
New Delhi: Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso today arrived here on a two-day official visit to hold discussions with senior Indian officials and explore new initiatives to realise the India-Ja..Read More
Tokyo: Japan's military is stepping up its defense of islands also claimed by China and will propose talks with India on diplomatic and security issues as part of attempts to counter China..Read More
Japan has proposed a military exchange programme to India in which it can use Japanese naval and coastguard bases for joint exercises in the Asia-Pacific region and later upgrade it to trilateral exer..Read More
In the 21st century, East Asia is likely to be the most critically important strategic region in the world. In East Asia intersect the vital national security and strategic interests of the world'..Read More
Japan expressed concern to the United States last month over an agreement Washington reached with New Delhi to help promote civilian nuclear power in India, Japanese government sources said Saturday.A..Read More
The visiting US undersecretary of state, Nicholas Burns, has indicated to the Indian side that Sweden and Japan among the Nuclear SuppliersThe forty-forty nation NSG has to unanimously lift the sancti..Read More
There are two significant energy trends underlying the competition between China and Japan for Russia's far east oil pipeline project: the need to seek additional energy supplies and pursue great..Read More
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is expected to arrive in China for talks on military relations as Beijing pursues an arms buildup that worries Washington.The visit is Rumsfeld's first to Chi..Read More
The United States and Japan are close to settling a feud over relocating a U.S. military base on Okinawa, setting the stage for a broader deal on realigning America's forces in Japan, a U.S. offi..Read More
Junichiro Koizumi led his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to a decisive victory in the 11 September elections to the Japanese Diet's Lower House. The Japanese public rewarded Koizumi's risk-t..Read More
The United States on Saturday once again expressed strong support for Japan becoming a permanent member of an expanded UN Security Council and favoured "greater representation" for developing states.M..Read More
Seeking to promote defence exchanges between India and Japan, the Chief of Japan's Self-Defence Forces will be here on his first-ever official visit from Sunday.During his five-day stay, General ..Read More
NIIGATA The 8,346-ton ship is making a four-day port call to conduct friendship activities and give its crew members some time to rest, the Niigata prefectural government said.
It is the seco..Read More
26 August 2005: It is more or less clear that the G-4 will be disbanded by December because it is not serving to get India, Germany, Japan and Brazil permanent membership in the UN Security Council, a..Read More
TOKYO - Given a rapidly changing Asian security scenario wherein China and India loom large as future military powers, Japan has seen fit to take the first steps to carve out a more active role in int..Read More
30 July 2005: Stung with Italian allegations of the G-4 bribing governments to win permanent seats in the UN Security Council, India has upped its opposition, and now demands an apology from Italy, wh..Read More
United Nations, July 28.(PTI): Japan, the second largest contributor to the UN, has warned that it would face intense domestic pressure to cut its grant to the world body if it fails to secure a perma..Read More
Washington, July 28 (PTI) The Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate between six nations, including India and the US, will work toward pollution reduction and addressing concerns o..Read More
The US Government says that the Chinese military build-up poses a direct threat to India. According to the assessment by the Pentagon appearing in Wednesday's Washington Post, the Chinese militar..Read More
