“I am keenly aware of my responsibility in that the trust of the people was undermined,” Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told a July 12 news conference, where he announced the punishments.
Acknowledging a total misread of the local situation, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara announced the scrapping of plans to build a Ground Self-Defense Force training site in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture.
Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan’s airspace above Rebun Island, just off the coast of the country’s northernmost main island ...
The two sides are expected to discuss a much-anticipated reciprocal access agreement that will remove hurdles to joint military exercises and deeper defense cooperation. Japan’s defense minister ...