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Japan summons China envoy over fighter jet incident

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Japan summons China envoy over fighter jet incident

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Tokyo has summoned Beijing’s Ambassador after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese jets, the latest incident in the row ignited after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments backing Taiwan. Ms. Takaichi suggested last month that Japan would intervene militarily in any Chinese attack on the…

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Japan’s Military Needs More Women, But Harassment Cases Stand In Way

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Japan’s Military Needs More Women, But Harassment Cases Stand In Way

The defence ministry offers an annual online module on general harassment. Tokyo: As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it’s struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its policymakers have pledged to recruit. Following a wave of sexual harassment cases, the number of women applying to join the…

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