Japan creates new intelligence body amid China-Russia-NK threats
Parliament passed the law on 27 May, and CIRO will be upgraded into a bureau to unify cross-ministry analysis.
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Japan pushes arms exports, constitutional change in defense shift
What's new: Tokyo can now transfer lethal weapons to 17 partner countries as it weighs revising its postwar pacifist charter.
UK, Japan strike £18 billion investment pact spanning wind and finance
What's new: Downing Street said Japanese firms could put more than £9 billion into offshore wind and another £9 billion into infrastructure and financial services.
Japan, UK reaffirm fighter-jet pact as June contract deadline nears
What’s next: The partners aim to sign the next GCAP contract by the end of June despite funding delays in Britain.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times
Japan, Malaysia seal maritime pact, focusing on Malacca Strait
They also agreed to speed up defense projects under a 2018 equipment and technology transfer deal.
Bloomberg, Antara News