Julian Ryall
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🔮 Japan explores ‘ownership’ of nuclear submarines as regional rivalries worsen
Proposed changes could allow research into developing a domestically built nuclear-powered submarine without a firm decision on acquiring a fleet
Analysts acknowledge there will inevitably be pushback from some sectors of Japan – the only nation to have suffered a nuclear attack – but say there is a growing recognition that regional rivalries are worsening and Japan needs to do more to guarantee its own security.
Quoting government sources, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Wednesday that the expert panel set up to consider changes to the National Security Strategy and other key security documents would state that Japan was “considering ownership” of nuclear submarines.
🔮 Marine’s arrest for murder in Japan fuels anger over US military presence
Residents say the killing of an Okinawan woman shows they are paying the price of shouldering Japan’s heaviest security burden
The alleged murder of an Okinawan woman by a US marine has put newly elected Governor Genta Koja under intense pressure, raising questions about whether the incident could deepen opposition against the American military presence just as Okinawa assumes greater importance in Japan’s regional security strategy.
🔮 Campaigners and advocates have welcomed the change, but say it lacks teeth and came years too late, even as societal attitudes may have already moved ahead of it.
🔮 Viral lies about foreign crime are fuelling political division in a country desperate for workers, analysts say
The trend is reportedly deepening divisions within Japanese society and creating a feedback loop that experts say will be difficult to break.
🔮 The 25-year-old photographer knew Inamuragasaki, on the Shonan coast south of Tokyo, only as a scenic seaside spot until a friend mentioned that the remains of a military base could still be seen near the cape, in tunnels cut into the cliff face.
🔮 Will Takaichi visit Kyiv?
🔮 That would be best served by pulling back from the "first island chain," which runs from Okinawa in southern Japan, through Taiwan and on to the Philippines.
🔮 Iceland’s whaling ban plan threatens to leave Japan alone in defending industry
Reykjavik’s move to end hunts increases international pressure on Tokyo as low consumption of whale meat and high subsidies fuel debate
The Icelandic government has announced plans to submit a bill early next year to end whaling – a step that would leave Japan and Norway as the world’s only two nations still carrying out commercial hunts.
🔮 South Korea's National Intelligence Service estimated in May that Pyongyang received at least $7.7 billion (€6.6 billion) in financial aid and economic value from Russia in the preceding three years for committing men and materiel to Moscow's war against Ukraine — and potentially as much as $14 billion.
🔮 The estate agent's pitch says the price includes dismantling by "expert heritage craftsmen" and delivery to anywhere in Japan, where it would be fully restored into a "stunning" two- or three-bedroom home.
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