Tokyo, July 16 (IANS) Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attended a reception at the residence of India’s Ambassador to Japan, Nagma Mallick, on Thursday with both sides pledging to strengthen defence ties between two nations. “Attended a reception at the Indian Ambassador’s Residence tonight. Pledged with Ambassador Naqma Mohammadi Malik to strengthen Japan-India defence ties,” Koizumi posted on X later. The development comes as Koizumi plans to visit India in August to hold talks with …
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Tokyo, July 16 (IANS) Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is planning to visit India in August to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh. This will be Koizumi’s first visit to India after assuming office in October last year, local media reported on Thursday. The two ministers are expected to discuss cooperation about defence equipment, including the export of the Unicorn communication antenna system from Japan to India, Jiji Press reported citing information received from t…
Tokyo, July 14 (IANS) Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Tuesday met Vice Admiral Matsumoto Tamotsu, Commandant, Kure District, at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kure Naval Base in Hiroshima and visited the 7th Mogami-class stealth frigate of the JMSDF JS Niyodo. “Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh met Vice Admiral Matsumoto Tamotsu, Commandant, Kure District, at the JMSDF Kure Naval Base, Hiroshima. He also visited the 7th Mogami-class stealth frigate of the JMSDF JS …
Tokyo, July 13 (IANS) Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh held a meeting with Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Monday, with discussions held on regional situation and defence industry cooperation. In a post on X, Koizumi stated, “First visit to Japan by India’s Defence Secretary Singh. Including follow-up to Prime Minister Takaichi’s recent visit to India, we were able to engage in a broad and constructive exchange of views on regional situations, defence industry cooperation, and m…
Tokyo, June 5 (IANS) Japan and Indonesia, on Friday, agreed to begin working-level talks on the possible export of Asagari-class destroyers to Indonesia as Tokyo continues to ramp up defence cooperation with like-minded countries, local media reported.According to the Japanese Ministry of Defence, the agreement was reached between Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin during their talks held in Tokyo.“Japan has been seeking to deepen defe…
Singapore, May 31 (IANS) South Korea has discussed a Japan-proposed bilateral military logistics support pact with Tokyo, although Seoul maintained its reservations over the matter, Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Sunday. Ahn made the remarks to the press at a defence forum in Singapore, a day after he had bilateral talks with Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi.”There were discussions regarding (a potential) Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA),” the South Korean Defenc…
Singapore, May 30 (IANS) Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi pitched for the possible export of Japan’s advanced Mogami-class frigate to New Zealand on Saturday. Koizumi made the proposal during the first trilateral meeting with his New Zealand and Australian counterparts, Chris Penk and Richard Marles on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue regional security forum in Singapore, Japanese media reported. During the meeting, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to closer defence …
Tokyo, May 21 (IANS) A senior Japanese official has rejected the criticism of China and Russia over their claims of Japan’s “remilitarisation” on Thursday, terming it “entirely unfounded,” local media reported. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said that Tokyo wants China and Russia to “change their behaviour” over issues like Beijing’s military activities, which he called a “cause for serious concern for the international community”,…
Manila, May 5 (IANS) Japan and the Philippines agreed to establish a framework for working-level talks on the export of used destroyers to the Philippines, on Tuesday, reported Local media.The agreement was done between Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro in Manila.Minister Koizumi is currently visiting the Philippines and also held discussions with the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos on Tuesday.”As unilateral attempts to change the s…
Melbourne, April 18 (IANS) Japan and Australia on Saturday said that they have signed the contracts to jointly deliver three of the 11 ships for the Australian Navy. These ships are based on the upgraded Mogami-class frigate of Japan, as reported by a Japanese news outlet. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles, who also doubles as Deputy Prime Minister, announced this deal in Melbourne, Kyodo news reported.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., which…