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Weathering the storm: How Japan is factoring climate change into defense policy

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Weathering the storm: How Japan is factoring climate change into defense policy
Until recently, there was only limited interest in climate security within Japan’s defense circles, but that has changed as the challenges have become more evident.
North Korea fires off missile as U.S. continues military drills with Asian allies
Pyongyang fired off a short-range ballistic missile Sunday, Tokyo and Seoul said, days before the U.S. and South Korea were due to wrap up large-scale …
Screen time has limited effects on toddlers’ development: Japan study
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Japan on high alert as avian flu rages across the country and heads north
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