Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 34 km SE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan
2 year agoThere's been some imagery going around social media that is allegedly the "counter-measure" Russia used to ward off what Moscow says was a US submarine in its territorial waters in the Pacific (see below). The US military now says it's classic Russian MOD misinformation
A total of 24 Russian warships have been operating in the Sea of Japan(East Sea) and the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk since Feb. 1, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday, in what defense chief Nobuo Kishi called part of "unusual" large-scale military exercises
Japan is ready to extend at least $100 million in emergency loans to Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, the Japanese government said in a summary of their phone call
US Department of State: .@SecBlinken met with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Chung to discuss the importance of trilateral cooperation to tackle the global challenges of the 21st Century
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 65 km S of Kushiro, Japan
“The provocative actions of the US Navy vessel created a threat to the national security of Russia”, - said the Russian Defense Ministry
The Russian Defense Ministry summoned the US military attache because of the discovery of submarine in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation
Russian ministry of Defense says U.S. Virginia-class submarine was detected in Russian territorial waters near Kuril islands. Pacific Fleet Udaloy-class destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov used special means and submarine retreated from the area
Japanese citizens should leave Ukraine immediately, advises @MofaJapan_jp
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the Quad's cooperation on the region's COVID response was "most critical", with cyber and maritime security, infrastructure, climate action and disaster relief - especially after the recent Tonga volcanic eruption - also in focus
Asked by reporters if confrontation with China in the Indo-Pacific was inevitable, Blinken replied "nothing is inevitable". "Having said that, I think we share concerns that in recent years China has been acting more aggressively at home and more aggressively in the region
Foreign ministers of the so-called Quad, the informal grouping of the four countries, vowed to work on humanitarian relief, terrorism, cyber and maritime security and global supply chain challenges
In a meeting among its foreign ministers, US, Australia, Japan and India on Friday pledged to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from "coercion", a thinly-veiled swipe at China's growing economic and military expansion
The defense chiefs of South Korea, the US, and Japan commit to "closely cooperate" against North Korean missile threats and hold an in-person ministerial meeting during a trilateral phone call. The phone call intends to "send a coordinated message"
Japan is artificially whipping up hysteria around the ownership of the Kuril Islands - Russian Foreign Ministry
US and Japan announce deal to remove Trump-era tariffs from about 1.25 million metric tons of Japanese steel imports annually
Defense officials from the US, Japan, and ROK "conducted a call today to discuss regional security affairs," according to @DeptofDefense
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 48 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
2 year agoU.S. and Japanese warships operate in Philippine Sea, China launched 39 aircraft near Taiwan in response
2 year agoVIDEO: 2 U.S. Carrier Groups, 2 Amphibious Ready Groups Drill with F-35s, Japanese Ships in the Philippine Sea - USNI News
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 29 km SSE of Saiki, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 30 km SSE of Saiki, Japan
Biden told Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida today that while he remains focused on domestic issues and the current crisis in eastern Europe, the US still intends to "step up our game in the Indo-Pacific." That includes a trip to Japan later this spring, per senior official
Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 - 36 km SSE of Saiki, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 - 24 km SSE of Saiki, Japan
Improved Kilo submarine "Volkhov" in the Sea of Japan(East Sea) launched a missile "Caliber" from an underwater position on a ground target, - according to the Russian Defense Ministry
Japanese and French foreign and defense ministers to meet for "two-plus-two" talks Thursday. The two sides are expected to discuss expanded security and defense cooperation at the meeting, the sixth such talks between the countries' top diplomats and defense chiefs
Nuke envoys of South Korea, U.S., Japan hold phone talks over North Korea's latest projectile launches
Japan Coast Guard: North Korea launches what could be a ballistic missile
