Prime Minister said on Tuesday that ’s existing Air Self-Defence Force may “evolve into the Air and Space SDF” in the future as he stressed the need to strengthen the country’s defence capabilities in outer space.Referring to the planned launch of a space operation unit inside the ASDF in 2020, Abe»»»

TOKYO — Japan’s Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising politician, in a Cabinet reshuffle that fuelled speculation over the prime minister’s successor. The appointment as environment minister of Shinjiro Koizumi, the 38-year-old son of much»»»

Tokyo: Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fuelled speculation over the prime minister's successor. The spectacular appointment as environment minister of the telegenic Shinjiro Koizumi»»»

Tokyo: Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fuelled speculation over the prime minister's successor. The spectacular appointment as environment minister of the telegenic Shinjiro Koizumi»»»

Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fuelled speculation over the prime minister's successor. The spectacular appointment as environment minister of the telegenic Shinjiro Koizumi, the 3»»»