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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 3, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 11:38 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Japan retrieves missing helicopter

Jiji Press/EPA-EFE
Posted at May 03 09:09 AM

Japan salvages its Ground Self-Defense Force's helicopter UH-60JA from the seabed off Ikema Island in Miyakojima, which went missing on 06 April 2023 after about 10 minutes after leaving a base on Miyako Island. Five of 10 personnel were confirmed to be dead so far. Read more »

Japan dismisses speculation of China link to chopper accident

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 12 03:34 AM

This came amid online speculation that Chinese forces shot down the chopper with a missile or a drone or attacked the radio waves of the helicopter. Read more »

PH Army: Japan eyes giving 'retired' helicopters to PH

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 07:41 PM

The Japanese government is looking to give the Philippines their 'retired' helicopters, Philippine Army commanding general Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Wednesday. Read more »

Unidentified balloon spotted off southwestern Japan last year: gov't

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 09 04:32 PM

An unidentified balloon was spotted over the sea off Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu last year, the government said Thursday. Read more »

US intel in state secrets leaked by Japanese captain

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 27 10:09 PM

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the MSDF, promised to "strive to restore the trust of the countries concerned." Read more »

Japanese fighter jets land in Philippines for 1st time since WWII

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 07 01:39 AM

Two Japanese fighter jets landed in the Philippines on Tuesday for the first time since World War II, as part of cooperation between Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and the Philippine Air Force. Read more »

Paano makaiwas sa mga krimen sa kalsada?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 05:53 PM

Takot ka na rin ba sa mga balita tungkol sa kidnapping at mandurukot sakay ng puting bvan? Nanghingi kami ng tips sa isang eksperto kung paano makaiwas sa mga krimen sa kalsada. Read more »

Japan SDF member stabbed at WWII memorial ceremony in Solomon Islands

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 08 03:19 PM

A member of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force was stabbed Monday at a commemoration service marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara. Read more »

Japan, Philippines agree on steps for closer security cooperation

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 12 01:30 PM

The Japanese and Philippine foreign ministers reaffirmed Tuesday their nations' commitment to strengthen cooperation in the fields of security and coast guard activities amid China's growing maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, Japan's Foreign Ministry said. Read more »

SC says Americans have right to carry guns in public

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 11:52 AM

The US Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public. Read more »

Chinese navy ship enters Japan waters

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 27 07:56 AM

It is the first such intrusion by a Chinese navy vessel that the Defense Ministry has confirmed and announced since last November. Read more »

Konsulado sa New York, nagsagawa ng self-defense webinar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 11:08 AM

Nagsagawa ng webinar tungkol sa self-defense ang konsulado ng Pilipinas sa New York sa gitna ng pagdami ng mga pag-atake sa Pinoy sa Estados Unidos. Read more »

Japan, Australia to sign defense treaty amid China rise

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 05 05:33 PM

Australia will be the first country after the United States to conclude such an agreement with Japan. Read more »

US caps year of drills to deter China with 10-day military exercise

Tim Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 09:58 PM

The ANNUALEX drill included 35 warships and dozens of aircraft in the Philippine Sea off Japan's southern coast. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 22, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 11:45 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, US ships in PH Sea

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith, U.S. Navy photo
Updated as of Nov 22 11:17 PM

Fifteen ships from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, German Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy sail in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX), on Sunday. Read more »

THROWBACK: Arnis Self-Defense Techniques | Sports U

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 02:54 AM

Halina't matuto ng self-defense gamit ang arnis. Read more »

London killings spark surge in women's self-defense classes

Callum Paton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 05:54 PM

After a series of high-profile murders of women in London in recent months, the number of young female participants joining the class is high. Read more »

Kim Jong Un watches demo flight at NoKor expo

STR / various sources / AFP
Posted at Oct 12 06:01 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a demonstration flight during the opening ceremony of the "Self-Defense-2021" in Pyongyang Read more »