Russia’s navy fired supersonic anti-ship missiles at a mock goal within the Sea of Japan, the Russian defence ministry stated on Tuesday.
“In the waters of the Sea of Japan, missile ships of the Pacific Fleet fired Moskit cruise missiles at a mock enemy sea target,” it stated in an announcement on its Telegram account.
“The target, located at a distance of about 100 kilometres (62.14 miles), was successfully hit by a direct hit from two Moskit cruise missiles.”
The P-270 Moskit missile, which has the NATO reporting title or SS-N-22 Sunburn, is a medium-range supersonic cruise missile of Soviet origin, able to destroying a ship inside a variety of as much as 120 km (75 miles).
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Kishida brushes apart hypothesis of early snap election
Reuters – Mar 30
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated on Wednesday he was not desirous about dissolving parliament, brushing apart hypothesis he may name a snap election within the coming months to solidify his standing inside his ruling occasion.
Japan had weak foundation for ordering 882 mil. COVID vaccine doses: audit
marketscreener.com – Mar 30
Japan’s audit board has requested the well being ministry present supporting documentation for contracts with U.S and British coronavirus vaccine producers after discovering a weak foundation for ordering a complete of 882 million doses in fiscal 2020 and 2021.
Japan lawmakers eye ban on TikTok, others if used improperly
indianexpress.com – Mar 28
A gaggle of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal subsequent month urging the federal government to ban social networking companies akin to TikTok if they’re used for disinformation campaigns, an LDP lawmaker stated on Monday.
GaaSyy ordered to return passport
Kyodo – Mar 23
Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday ordered a preferred on-line character and former lawmaker, at present residing abroad and often called GaaSyy, to return his passport after police obtained an arrest warrant for him over movie star defamation risk allegations.
Kishida heads to Kyiv to fulfill Zelenskyy
Al Jazeera – Mar 21
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is on his means by prepare to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a visit that coincides with a state go to by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow.
Germany, Japan look to scale back dependence on commerce with China
DW News – Mar 19
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Tokyo for a visit geared toward strengthening financial ties with Japan. Scholz has been assembly with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The pair have been discussing methods to strengthen financial safety and scale back dependence on Chinese uncooked supplies.
Ex-lawmaker ordered to return passport
NHK – Mar 18
Japan’s National Police Agency is alleged to have requested the international ministry to order GaaSyy, who’s now residing overseas, to return his Japanese passport.
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