JAPAN created its first Defence Ministry since World War II, on Tuesday, as part of a push to raise..., was upgraded to "Defence Ministry".The move gave it ministerial powers similar to those of other ……

JAPAN adopted a new edition of defence guidelines last weekend, including the relaxation of an arms..., according to the Associate Press.China expressed "deep concern" over Japan's new defence policy ……

a few worries.Under the headline "After Failures, Space Effort in Japan Gets a Lift", The New York Times..., "With Japan now embarking on a major missile defence programme with the United States, what is learned ……

A CHINESE Foreign Ministry spokesman in Beijing on Sunday expressed great concern about a United... objectives".Kong Quan said the Chinese Government and its people were firmly against the US and Japan ……

TOKYO — Below is a summary of key information on Japan's Self-Defence Forces (SDF), and related....1999 — New US-Japan defence guidelines are enacted by parliament, providing for Japanese forces ……

THE UK Ministry of Defence plans to open its "X-Files" on UFO sightings to the public for the first time. Officials have not yet decided on a date for release of the reports, but it is hoped ……

Japan's cartoon character, Doraemon, (Center) has been chosen as the nation's first Anime Ambassador (动画大使) by the Japanese Foreign Ministry last Wednesday. That means Doraemon becomes the first ……

KABUL — Afghan Defence Minister Mohammad Fahim survived an assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb exploded near his car in the eastern city of Jalalabad, killing four people, a Defence Ministry ……

of Foreign Affairs; 2. Ministry of National Defence; 3. State Development and Reform Commission; 4... and Industry for National Defence; 7. State Commission for Nationali-ties Affairs; 8. Ministry of Public ……

? In short, what happens is that a country’s ambassador gets an earful from the foreign ministry...Japan applying its domestic law to the Chinese fishing boat operating in this area is absurd ……

, had become first deputy prime minister. Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov, a close political confidant... official from the Ministry of Science and Technology.Chemical blastA BLOCKED passage in a benzene ……

weeks ago. It will be Japan's first overseas deployment of its forces in a war situation for more... to provide non-combat support for the US-led war in Afghanistan.It was Tokyo's first dispatch of its ……

. Japan's foreign ministry (外交部) announced on March 14 that it appointed (任命) Doraemon as the nation's first "anime ambassador (动漫大使)". The cat received his official assignment letter from Foreign ……

New area of studyCHINA'S first master's degree in Mobilization of the Nation's Economy... for the first year. These students will do research on the use of resources in time of war or natural disasters ……

and Japan was just takingself-defence(自卫). It talks about the 1937Nanjing Massacre(南京大屠杀) as an... on their head.阅读训练1. What is Japan's attitude towards its dark past?A. Admits and faces it.B. Gets ……