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It would be the first full-scale exercise involving the four countries aimed at enhancing interoperability among their forces, the sources said. The exercise will include anti-submarine warfare training, communication drills and sailing ships in formation.
However, attempts to rapidly bolster a military alliance could provoke China, causing regional divisions and instability.
Kim Yo-jong said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency that Kishida recently proposed an in-person summit to meet with her brother “as soon as possible” through “another channel”, referring to one other than those that have been used for bilateral communication.
The senior officials also acknowledged that any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force cannot be tolerated, according to the ministry, in an apparent criticism of China’s increasing maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.
The LDP has come under intense scrutiny amid allegations that some of its factions, including the largest one formerly led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, neglected to report portions of their income from fundraising parties and created slush funds for years.
But in the first decision by a high court among a series of similar lawsuits filed at five district courts, the Sapporo High Court rejected the plaintiffs’ claim for damages over what they called the government’s negligence in not amending the law to allow them to marry.
The destination of fighter jet exports will be limited to countries that have signed a deal with Japan on defence equipment and technology transfers, Kishida said at a parliamentary session. Currently, 15 nations have such an agreement with Tokyo.
Speaking to Kyodo News on condition of anonymity, a senior law enforcement officer who is familiar with the case said one of the men, identified as Tomohiro Koyama, is the “number three” man of the “JP Dragon” gangster syndicate, while the other one, Takayuki Kagoshima, admitted to being a member.