Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) has won a landslide victory in the election for parliament's lower house, according to TV exit polls, returning to power after a three-year-hiatus with ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe at the helm.
Associated Press/Itsuo Inouye - Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Shinzo Abe speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 parliamentary elections in Kawaguchi, near Tokyo, Saturday, …more Dec. 15, 2012.
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Partyreturned to power in a landslide election victory Sunday after three years in opposition, exit polls showed, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions ...
TOKYO -- The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party won a clear majority in Japanese parliamentary elections Sunday, media exit polls showed, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with rival China.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is likely to quit as leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) after the ruling party was trounced in a national election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK quoted a party executive as saying.
The party says it would deepen its alliance with the U.S. and reform politics to restore public trust. The Democratic Party backsJapan's participation in the U.S.-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, a region-wide free-trade initiative, to help ...
Reuters/Reuters - Japan's main opposition LiberalDemocratic Party's (LDP) leader and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech during a campaign for the December 16 lower house election in Ageo, north …more of Tokyo December 11, 2012.
Media surveys show the Liberal Democratic Party on course for a convincing victory in the lower-house election, with the Democratic Party of Japanled by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda set to be ousted in the race for the premiership. Some opinion polls ...
While the Democratic Party of Japan has been catching up in some single-seat constituencies, the situation surrounding the ruling party is harsh, as some incumbent Cabinet ministers are facing uphill battles, according to the survey.
Public broadcaster NHK predicted that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) would win between 275 and 310 seats in the legislature, compared with just 55-77 seats for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda'sDemocratic Party of Japan. It said it based these ...
An 11th-hour plea to voters by the prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, to turn their backs on the LDP's "old-style politics" was unlikely to save hisDemocratic party of Japan (DPJ) from a crushing defeat. Some polls suggest the LDP, along with its...
The conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Shinzo Abe has won the Japanese election, exit polls predict. The LDP, which enjoyed almost 50 years of unbroken rule until 2009, is projected to have an overall majority in the new parliament.
In this Dec. 7, 2012 photo, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan waves during his parliamentary elections campaign in Tokyo.
WAKO, Japan (AP) - The Liberal Democratic Party's victory inJapan's parliamentary election Sunday virtually ensures that Shinzo Abe, who resigned as prime minister for health reasons in 2007 after just a year in office, will get a second chance to ...
TOKYO—Japan's main opposition LiberalDemocratic Party appears set to sweep back to power in the Dec. 16 general election with a solid majority, surveys showed, a result that would reinstall security hawk and monetary-policy dove Shinzo Abe as prime ...
The governing Democratic party of Japan [DPJ] is expected to suffer a heavy defeat, three years after it ended the LDP's near-monopoly on power with a landslide victory at the last election.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the rulingDemocratic Party of Japan waves during a final day of parliamentary elections campaign in Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.
DTN News - CANADA DEFENSE NEWS: Canada To Consider Buying Other Combat Aircraft Than American-Made F-35 Fighter
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources CBS/AP (NSI News Source Info) SINGAPORE - December 16, 2012: Canada is considering buying fighter jets other than U.S.-made F-35's because of escalating costs associated with Lockheed Martin's (LMT) troubled Joint Strike Fighter program, the country's defense minister said Wednesday.
Defense Minister Peter MacKay said the government needs to ensure a balance between military and taxpayer interests.
MacKay said Canada needs to have all viable options on the table to replace the current fleet of 1980s-vintage CF-18s, which the government says will reach the end of their projected service life around 2020.
He reiterated that Canada wants to buy 65 jets for about $9 billion. But escalating costs and delays have dogged the F-35, which is now the most expensive U.S. Department of Defense procurement program ever.
A KPMG report says the lifetime cost of Canada owning 65 F-35's is estimated at $45.8 billion over 42 years.
MacKay had previously said it would buy the F-35, but the government never signed a binding contract. The government has since come under pressure because of ballooning costs and because other bids were not considered. An independent panel will consider a new range of options.
The government acknowledged Wednesday it could still buy the F-35. Other planes that could be considered include Boeing's (BA) Super Hornet or the European consortium made Eurofighter Typhoon jet.
Japan has said it may cancel its plans to buy dozens of the F-35s and Australia has said that to cut costs it is pushing back delivery of most of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The Netherlands has also said it will trim its order.
The next-generation fighter is set to become the centerpiece of U.S. and allied air forces. Canada is a funding partner in developing the Joint Strike Fighter. Most of the funding comes from the United States, while Australia, Turkey, Britain, Italy, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands are also funding partners.
“The MiG corporation…has started deliveries ofupgraded MiG-29UPG fighter jetsto the Indian Air Force,” the company said in a statement on Monday.
“The first three aircraft have been transported to India on board an AN-124 heavy-lift transport plane,” the statement said.
The IAF has awarded the MiG corporation a $900 million contract to upgrade all of its 69 operational MiG-29s.
These upgrades include a new avionics kit, with the N-109 radar being replaced by a Phazatron Zhuk-M radar. The aircraft is also being equipped to enhance beyond-visual-range combat ability and for air-to-air refueling to increase flying time.
The service life of the modernized aircraft has been extended to 40 years.
The first six aircraft are upgraded in Russia while the remaining 63 will be refitted at the HAL facility in India.
In 2007, Russia gave India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) a license to manufacture 120 RD-33 series 3 turbojet engines for the upgrade.
“We are getting ready to carry out the work on the second part of the contract, which stipulates the modernization of the [MiG-29] aircraft in India in close cooperation with the Indian defense industry,” the MiG press service said.
DTN News - DISPUTED EAST CHINA SEA REGION SENKAKU / DIAOYU ISLANDS: Japan Accuses China of Violating Airspace • The islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, have been a long-standing source of territorial dispute. • The purchase of the islands by the Japanese government earlier this year from private Japanese owners set off massive anti-Japanese rallies in China. • China and Japan account for almost one-fifth of global GDP. Their two-way trade exceeds more than $340 billion a year
(NSI News Source Info) SINGAPORE - December 14, 2012: Japan has accused China of violating its airspace for the first time after a Chinese plane flew near the East China Sea islands claimed by both. Japan scrambled fighter jets after the plane was seen around 11:00 local time (02:00 GMT) near one of the islands, spokesman Osamu Fujimura said. Japan lodged an immediate protest with Beijing, he said. The islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, have been a long-standing source of territorial dispute. Beijing said its Chinese Oceanic Administration plane was carrying out a normal operation. Japan's Defense Agency said four F-15 jets headed to the area Thursday morning, but the Chinese plane, a Y-12, a nonmilitary type of aircraft, had flown off by the time they got there. The purchase of the islands by the Japanese government earlier this year from private Japanese owners set off massive anti-Japanese rallies in China.
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources 
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