Japan's controversial major defense policy shift to obtain an enemy base strike capability underscores that the Asian country has become seriously wary of China's possible use of military force against Taiwan, security experts said. By reviewing its exclusively defense-oriented postwar policy, Japan would put more emphasis ahead on thwarting China's…
Japan's controversial major defense policy shift to obtain an enemy base strike capability underscores that the Asian country has become seriously wary of China's possible use of military force against Taiwan, security experts said.
Japanese submarine crashes into commercial ship from Hong Kong
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A submarine of the Japanese maritime self-defense force collided with a foreign ship on Monday, according to Tokyo. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 8 (UPI) A submarine of Japan s maritime self-defense force collided with a Hong Kong-registered ship, resulting in three people injured on the sub, according to Tokyo.
Japan s defense ministry said Monday the naval submarine crashed into a commercial vessel in the Pacific Ocean but no critical damage was reported, according to Kyodo News.
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The accident involving the 84-meter-long Souryu sub took place at 10:58 a.m. off the coast of Cape Ashizuri in Kochi Prefecture, as the submersible craft was rising above the surface, NHK reported.