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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 ...
Gen Nakatani: Member of the House of Representatives ... (江渡 聡徳, Eto Akinori, born 1955) is a Japanese politician and the former defense minister of Japan ...
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).
A close Ishiba ally, Takeshi Iwaya, a former defence chief, will take over as foreign minister, while Gen Nakatani will return to the defence ministry, a position he held in 2016.
Minister of Defense; In office 26 September 2007 – 2 August 2008: Prime Minister: Yasuo Fukuda: Preceded by: Masahiko Kōmura: Succeeded by: Yoshimasa Hayashi: Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency; In office 30 September 2002 – 27 September 2004: Prime Minister: Junichiro Koizumi: Preceded by: Gen Nakatani: Succeeded by: Yoshinori Ohno
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 ...