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![Japan to Set Up New Police Unit for the Senkakus Japan to Set Up New Police Unit for the Senkakus](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-kitakojima_and_minamikojima_of_senkaku_islands.jpg)
Japan to Set Up New Police Unit for the Senkakus
By Ankit Panda
The new unit will be tasked with preventing illegal landings on the disputed islands.
![What's in Japan's Record 2018 Defense Budget Request? What's in Japan's Record 2018 Defense Budget Request?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-5348753863_3d08ef42f0_b.jpg)
What's in Japan's Record 2018 Defense Budget Request?
By Mina Pollmann
Japan's defense spending continues to be driven by concerns about North Korea and Chinese maritime activities.
![Tomomi Inada, Japan's Defense Minister, Resigns Following Weeks of Scandal Tomomi Inada, Japan's Defense Minister, Resigns Following Weeks of Scandal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-34242473614_16a32530be_z.jpg)
Tomomi Inada, Japan's Defense Minister, Resigns Following Weeks of Scandal
By Ankit Panda
Tomomi Inada leaves office days shy of completing a one-year term.
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