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Japanese defense academy graduation ceremony

Students toss their hats into the air at the National Defense Academy's graduation ceremony in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese defense academy graduation ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a commencement address at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese defense academy graduation ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a commencement address at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese defense minister

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada attends a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on March 22, 2023.

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Stone settlement 4,000 years ago reveals early architectural history of China

STORY: Stone settlement 4,000 years ago reveals early architectural history of China DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: LYULIANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial view of the Bicun Site STORYLINE: A stone city settlement over 4,000 years ago in north China's Shanxi Province has shown the early architectural history of China. Archaeologists have released some new discoveries at the Bicun Site. The site is a huge stone city settlement of the Longshan Period around 4,000 years ago. Covering an area of 750,000 square meters, the site has double city walls and a city defense system. It's located in the north of Bicun Village, where the Yellow River and its tributary Weifen River meet. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lyuliang, China. (XHTV)

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Malawi Cyclone Freddy death toll rises to 476, rescue operations underway

STORY: Malawi Cyclone Freddy death toll hits 476, rescue operations underway DATELINE: March 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:24 LOCATION: BLANTYRE, Malawi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue efforts 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM NAMBOYA, Captain, Malawi Defense Force 3. various of survivors 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHORAI NG AMBI, Social and behavior change specialist at UNICEF Malawi 5. various of survivors STORYLINE: More bodies have been discovered in Malawi's southern region hit by Cyclone Freddy, bringing the death toll to at least 476 as of 07:00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) Sunday, said the country's Department of Disaster Management Affairs. The government reports 918 people have been injured and 349 are missing. The number of displaced people is now at 490,098, with 533 camps set to accommodate the displaced. Amidst challenging weather, officers from the Malawi Defense Force have joined efforts with locals in search for more bodies in Blantyre's Chilobwe township, one of the heaviest h

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander in Japan

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. John Aquilino (L) and Koji Yamazaki, chief of staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, shake hands at the Japanese Defense Ministry headquarters in Tokyo on March 20, 2023.

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Japan-German talks

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (R) shakes hands with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius before their talks in Tokyo on March 18, 2023.

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GSDF garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying ammunition including missiles heads to a new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 18, 2023. The garrison recently opened on the remote island near the Senkaku island group in the East China Sea, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, sparking protest from local people.

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GSDF garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying ammunition including missiles heads to a new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 18, 2023. The garrison recently opened on the remote island near the Senkaku island group in the East China Sea, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, sparking protest from local people.

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GSDF garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying ammunition including missiles heads to a new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 18, 2023. The garrison recently opened on the remote island near the Senkaku island group in the East China Sea, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, sparking protest from local people.

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GSDF garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying ammunition including missiles heads to a new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 18, 2023. The garrison recently opened on the remote island near the Senkaku island group in the East China Sea, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, sparking protest from local people.

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GSDF garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying ammunition including missiles heads to a new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 18, 2023. Protestors against the garrison, which recently opened on the remote island near the Senkaku island group in the East China Sea, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, can be seen on the sidewalk.

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Trilateral defense talks in Tokyo

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (C) and his British and Italian counterparts, Ben Wallace (R) and Guido Crosetto, pose for photos during their meeting at the ministry in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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Trilateral defense talks in Tokyo

Combined photo shows Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (C) and his British and Italian counterparts, Ben Wallace (R) and Guido Crosetto, holding talks at the ministry in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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Protesters rally against Japan's increasing arms trade

STORY: Protesters rally against Japan's increasing arms trade DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): People attending the rally 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KOJI SUGIHARA, Representative of the Network Against Japan Arms Trade 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): KIMIE NAKAMURA, Member of the Chiba City Assembly STORYLINE: Hundreds of Japanese gathered outside the venue of a military equipment fair near Tokyo on Wednesday to protest Japan's move to intensify its arms trade. The three-day event, or DSEI Japan 2023, kicked off Wednesday at the convention center of Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Protestors "No war! No war preparation!" The crowd lay on the ground after the speech, in an attempt to oppose the trade of weapons in a country that boasts of "exclusive defense" using the "body language of death." SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KOJI SUGIHARA, Representative of the Network A

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

The Ground Self-Defense Force's garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, is pictured on March 15, 2023. The garrison opened on March 16 on the remote island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan amid intensifying military activity by China in nearby waters.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel can be seen on March 16, 2023, at a garrison that opened the same day on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Some 570 or fewer GSDF members will be stationed on the island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan, apparently in response to China's intensifying military activities in nearby waters.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

People stage a rally on March 16, 2023, near a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force garrison that opened the same day on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Some 570 or fewer GSDF members will be stationed on the island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan, apparently in response to China's intensifying military activities in nearby waters.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel stand guard on March 16, 2023, in front of a garrison that opened the same day on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Some 570 or fewer GSDF members will be stationed on the island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan, apparently in response to China's intensifying military activities in nearby waters.

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MIDEAST-NABLUS-EARTHQUAKE-SIMULATION

(230315) -- NABLUS, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Palestinian Civil Defense take part in an earthquake simulation in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 14, 2023. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-NABLUS-EARTHQUAKE-SIMULATION

(230315) -- NABLUS, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Palestinian Civil Defense take part in an earthquake simulation in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 14, 2023. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-NABLUS-EARTHQUAKE-SIMULATION

(230315) -- NABLUS, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Palestinian Civil Defense take part in an earthquake simulation in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 14, 2023. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-NABLUS-EARTHQUAKE-SIMULATION

(230315) -- NABLUS, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows a scene of an earthquake simulation undertaken by members of Palestinian Civil Defense in the West Bank city of Nablus. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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SOUTH AFRICA-GAUTNEG-STRIKE

(230314) -- GAUTNEG, March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A soldier watches as members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union demonstrate outside a hospital in Vosloorus, Gauteng, South Africa, March 13, 2023. The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) said Monday it has deployed military practitioners from the South African Military Health Services following the strike by workers affiliated with the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/Xinhua)

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ASDF aircraft to transport relief goods to quake-hit Turkey

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft prepares to take off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 14, 2023, to transport tents and other relief goods to Turkey following the Feb. 6 devastating earthquake in the country and Syria.

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ASDF aircraft to transport relief goods to quake-hit Turkey

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft prepares to take off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 14, 2023, to transport tents and other relief goods to Turkey following the Feb. 6 devastating earthquake in the country and Syria.

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ASDF aircraft to transport relief goods to quake-hit Turkey

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft takes off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 14, 2023, to transport tents and other relief goods to Turkey following the Feb. 6 devastating earthquake in the country and Syria.

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China's National People's Congress

Gen. Li Shangfu takes oath after being elected as state councilor during a plenary session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12, 2023. He was also appointed as defense minister.

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U.S.-HOUSTON-CERAWEEK-INTERVIEW

(230312) -- HOUSTON, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fred Krupp, president of the U.S.-based non-profit group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), speaks during an interview with Xinhua at CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, the United States, March 7, 2023. TO GO WITH "Interview: Twin crises facing world to speed up energy transition, says expert" (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

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U.S.-HOUSTON-CERAWEEK-INTERVIEW

(230312) -- HOUSTON, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fred Krupp, president of the U.S.-based non-profit group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), speaks during an interview with Xinhua at CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, the United States, March 7, 2023. TO GO WITH "Interview: Twin crises facing world to speed up energy transition, says expert" (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines drills in Okinawa

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (L) visits U.S. Marine Corps Camp Hansen in the town of Kin in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa to see a part of large-scale joint drills being held by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps on March 10, 2023. The annual exercise, dubbed "Iron Fist," is being held outside the U.S. state of California for the first time since its launch in 2006.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines drills in Okinawa

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (R) visits U.S. Marine Corps Camp Hansen in the town of Kin in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa to see a part of large-scale joint drills being held by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps on March 10, 2023. The annual exercise, dubbed "Iron Fist," is being held outside the U.S. state of California for the first time since its launch in 2006.

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Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in U.S.

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki speaks at a press conference in Washington on March 9, 2023, as he wraps up his trip to the U.S. capital where he met U.S. lawmakers and officials from the Department of State and Department of Defense, and conveyed Okinawa's opposition to the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Twin crises facing world will speed up energy transition: EDF president

STORY: Twin crises facing world will speed up energy transition: EDF president DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FRED KRUPP, President of Environmental Defense Fund 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FRED KRUPP, President of Environmental Defense Fund STORYLINE: The world now has two crises happening at the same time, a climate crisis and an energy crisis, but the solutions to both are the same -- more global cooperative efforts to accelerate the energy transition, said Fred Krupp, president of U.S.-based non-profit group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), at the global energy forum CERAWeek. SOUNDBITE (English): FRED KRUPP, President of Environmental Defense Fund "These twin crises, climate and energy, cause tremendous disruption to the need for continued economic growth and healthy lives. And so we have to look for the solutions that solved for both at the same time, both energy security and climate security. We can solv

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Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in U.S.

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (C) speaks during a symposium at George Washington University in Washington on March 9, 2023, as part of his trip to the U.S. capital where he met U.S. lawmakers and officials from the Department of State and Department of Defense, and conveyed Okinawa's opposition to the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Egypt's president urges intensive efforts to calm Israeli-Palestinian tensions

STORY: Egypt's president urges intensive efforts to calm Israeli-Palestinian tensions DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cairo STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday called for intensive international efforts to achieve calm in the Palestinian territories amid the rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Sisi made the remarks during his talks with visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian presidency. The meeting focused on a number of regional and international issues, including the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the statement said. Sisi also called for halting unilateral measures and escalation in the conflict, while reaffirming the two-state solution as "the pathway toward achieving just and comprehensive peace for the benefit of the peoples of the region." During the meeting, Sisi emphasized "Egypt's commitment to further intensifying cooperation with t

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Zambia holds medal awarding ceremony for Chinese military medical team

STORY: Zambia holds medal awarding ceremony for Chinese military medical team DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese military medical team receiving awards 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NORMAN CHIPAKUPAKU, Permanent Secretary in Zambia's Ministry of Defense 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NORMAN CHIPAKUPAKU, Permanent Secretary in Zambia's Ministry of Defense 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BERNARD KAPATAMOYO, Brigadier-General, Commandant at the Maina Soko Medical Center 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JIANG LEI, Senior Colonel, Defense Attache at the Chinese Embassy in Zambia STORYLINE: Zambia's Ministry of Defense has held a grand medal-awarding ceremony for the 25th Chinese Military Medical Team in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, awarding 11 members of the team "Medal of Foreign Cooperation." Norman Chipakupaku, permanent secretary in Zambia's Ministry of Defense commended China for sending senior doctors with vast experience and specialization, sayi

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GSDF-U.S. Marines drills in southwestern Japan

Residents of Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, watch a large-scale joint drill of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps on the island shore on March 3, 2023.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines drills in southwestern Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members land by an amphibious vehicle on the shore of Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as part of large-scale joint drills with the U.S. Marine Corps on March 3, 2023. The annual exercise, dubbed "Iron Fist," is being held outside the U.S. state of California for the first time since its launch in 2006.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines drills in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on March 3, 2023 shows inside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship America anchored off the coast of Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The ship was open to the media during large-scale joint drills of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Iraqi int'l security, defense exhibition held in Baghdad

STORY: Iraqi int'l security, defense exhibition held in Baghdad DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of defense exhibition 2. various of exhibition halls STORYLINE: Iraq's 11th edition of the International Security and Defense Exhibition kicked off on Saturday in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with the participation of 78 weapons production companies from 19 countries, including China, France, Bulgaria, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Adel al-Masoudi, head of the State Company for Iraqi Fairs and Commercial Services, said in a statement that some local weapons production companies affiliated with the ministries of defense, interior, and industry are participating in the four-day exhibition. He said the exhibitors display their technologies for manufacturing light, medium, and heavy weapons, towed and self-propelled artillery of various calibers, combat aircraft, drones, tanks, armored personnel carriers, cou

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National Defense Medical College graduation ceremony

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada delivers a speech at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Medical College in the Saitama Prefecture city of Tokorozawa, eastern Japan, on March 4, 2023.

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Russian submarine test-fires missile from Sea of Japan

STORY: Russian submarine test-fires missile from Sea of Japan DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Russian submarine 2. various of the Russian submarine test-fires missile STORYLINE: The diesel-electric submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky of the Russian Pacific Fleet test-launched a Caliber cruise missile from the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday. As part of a combat training plan, the submarine secretly arrived at the designated area in the Sea of Japan and launched the missile from underwater, which successfully hit a coastal target located over 1,000 km away in Russia's Khabarovsk region, the ministry said in a statement. Ships and aircraft of the Russian Pacific Fleet closed the missile firing area in advance, the ministry added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

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Japan's lower house approves record 836.9 bln USD budget for FY 2023

STORY: Japan's lower house approves record 836.9 bln USD budget for FY 2023 DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japan's lower house of parliament 2. various of protest against the record defense spending STORYLINE: Japan's lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved a record 114.38 trillion yen (836.9 billion U.S. dollars) budget for fiscal year 2023, with record allocations made for social security costs while controversial defense spending has been factored in despite the country's grim fiscal health. A record 36.89 trillion yen (269.81 billion U.S. dollars), the largest amount ever, has been included in the budget for ballooning social security costs in a bid to deal with Japan's rapidly aging population. The government's budget also includes 6.82 trillion yen (49.88 billion U.S. dollars) in defense spending. This is part of the government's plans to bolster its defensive capabilities, with the broader five-year plan d

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Iran unveils maneuver of homegrown air defense system

STORY: Iran unveils maneuver of homegrown air defense system DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the air defense system STORYLINE: Iran on Tuesday unveiled the maneuver of air defense systems stored in underground tunnels. Video footage cited by Tasnim news agency showed a homegrown air defense system belonging to the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) driving out of an underground tunnel. The unveiling came as Iran launched a large-scale real-combat air defense exercise codenamed Modafean Aseman-e Velayat 1401. During the drill, invading targets were successfully destroyed by the homegrown Khordad 15th and Khordad 3rd air defense systems of the army's air force and IRGC's Aerospace Division respectively, official news agency IRNA reported. In addition, two other domestically-developed air defense systems of Dezful belonging to the IRGC's Aerospace Division, and Majid of the army, destroyed the crui