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Gen Nakatani (中谷 元, Nakatani Gen, born 14 October 1957) is a Japanese politician who was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (now Japan Ministry of Defense) in the first cabinet of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in 2001-2002 and was appointed the Minister of Defense by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014.
The creation of the Ministry of Defense was in conjunction with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's continued efforts to ensure a stronger image of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). The bill in which to upgrade the Defense Agency to the Ministry of Defense was approved by the House of Representatives (lower house) in November 2006, and the House ...
Marles, Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will discuss cooperation in exercises, operations, technology and defence industry among other things ...
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said at least seven North Korean missiles flew as far as 400 kilometers (250 miles) with a maximum altitude of 100 kilometers (60 miles).
On Sunday, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, after meeting with his U.K. and Italian counterparts, John Healey and Guido Crosett, said a joint body called the GCAP International Government Organization, or GIGO, will be set up by the end of this year to oversee the aircraft’s development.
“The flight time was the longest ever. Possibly the newest missile ever,” Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the missile was fired at ...
Minister Rank Portfolio Gen Nakatani: Minister of Defense (防衛大臣) The Minister of Defense is responsible for the organization and formulating the national security policy. Taro Honda State Minister of Defense (防衛副大臣) The deputy minister in charge of the Ministry of Defense and a certification officer. Youzou Kaneko, Kazuhiro ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba later said there had been no reported damage from the launch. Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said Japan strongly condemns the North's action, which threatened ...