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Jesse Johnson
Профиль VivelyCovering defense and diplomacy for @japantimes.co.jp • Signal: jljzen.18 • views my own • Japan resident since 2002 • グリーン車 aficionado
New mystery Chinese submarine highlights efforts to build up force www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
New mystery Chinese submarine highlights efforts to build up forceThe stealthy and likely nuclear-powered vessel offers insight into China’s plans — a push that could further complicate Japan’s security calculus.www.japantimes.co.jp
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Remembering Silas Soule, born OTD in 1838. American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and hero for disobeying orders to participate in Sand Creek Massacre and then giving evidence against his commander. Murdered 1865. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_S...
Did Japan and China’s top diplomats speak at a regional summit last week? Tokyo claims they did. Beijing says that wasn’t the case. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
Did they or didn’t they? China and Japan at odds over diplomats’ ‘talks’More than eight months after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Japanese military intervention in a Taiwan crisis, ties have seen little — if any — improvement.www.japantimes.co.jpCommenting on the administration’s stricter restrictions on foreign nationals, Takaichi said she is responding to the growing public concerns and complaints about the rising number of foreign residents. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
PM stands firm on LDP-JIP ties and notes public concern over foreign influxDespite growing speculation that Takaichi is planning to reshuffle her Cabinet before the fall Diet session, she said there is nothing to comment on at this point of time.www.japantimes.co.jpAfter a legislative sweep, Takaichi faces public confidence test www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
After a legislative sweep, Takaichi faces public confidence testA recent poll shows 71% of respondents disapproved of the government’s response to rising living costs as talks remain stalled over a reduction of the consumption tax for food.www.japantimes.co.jpU.S. Forces Japan boosts personnel as transformation takes shape, commander says www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
U.S. Forces Japan boosts personnel as transformation takes shape, commander saysLt. Gen. Stephen Jost said that some 215 personnel had been added to the headquarters since last year, as a shift to give the command more authority entered a second phase.www.japantimes.co.jp
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"He has also removed from promotion lists about 40 senior officers who had been selected by boards made up of their peers.” Politicization of the military produces politicking admirals and generals. Not good.
An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon (Gift Article)Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.www.nytimes.com