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Yomiuri Shimbun
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Yomiuri Reporters Receive Journalism Award for Reporting on Security Issues; Team Studied Satellite Images to Understand Military Movements Near Japan
A team of Yomiuri Shimbun reporters covering security issues has won the top journalism award bestowed by the International House of Japan. They were presented with a commemorative prize at the award ceremony held in Tokyo on Monday. This year marked the second round of journalism awards for excellent reporting, columns and journalistic activities given out by the public interest incorporated foundation. The Yomiuri Shimbun's series of reports on security issues, including the activities of the Chinese military around Japan and the movement of a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, received praise. 'The team demonstrated a new approach to international reporting, utilizing satellite images and other tools,' said Kaori Hayashi, executive vice president of the University of Tokyo and chairperson of the selection committee. 'It is the pinnacle of reporting by a major media outlet.' Hirotaka Kuriyama of The Yomiuri Shimbun's Political News Department represented the reporting team and said, 'We would like to continue to serve our purpose as a news organization by delving into realities which we cannot reach by simply repeating government announcements.'
Yomiuri Shimbun
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Yomiuri Reporters Win Award for Analysis of China Military; Praised for Contributing to Important Policy Decisions
A group of Yomiuri Shimbun reporters covering security issues has been chosen for the top journalism award bestowed by The International House of Japan, it was announced on Monday. Led by Hirotaka Kuriyama of The Yomiuri Shimbun's Political News Department, the Yomiuri staff writers reported on security issues including the activities of the Chinese military around Japan and a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer sailing through the Taiwan Strait. This year marked the second round of journalism awards for excellent reporting, columns and journalistic activities given out by The International House of Japan, which is a public interest incorporated foundation. Kaori Hayashi, executive vice president of the University of Tokyo, serves as the head of the selection committee for the awards. The Yomiuri's series of stories 'accurately reported the tensions in the international situation and contributed to policy decisions that could influence Japan's future,' Hayashi said. The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the Chinese military has the capability to land its ground forces in Taiwan within as little as one week at the earliest, according to a Japanese government analysis of Chinese military exercises conducted around the summer of 2023. It also sounded the alarm about the Chinese military simulating a very short military operation that would exploit the period before the U.S. military and other forces could respond to an invasion of Taiwan. In addition, The Yomiuri Shimbun immediately reported that the MSDF Sazanami destroyer had sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since the Self-Defense Forces were formed, as a measure against the activities of the Chinese military, such as its military aircraft entering Japanese airspace. It also visualized the activities of the Chinese military, reporting them based on data from satellite images.
Yomiuri Shimbun
01-06-2025
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Defense Chiefs of Japan, U.S., Australia, Philippines Express ‘Serious Concern' about China's Destabilizing Actions
Hirotaka Kuriyama / The Yomiuri Shimbun The defense chiefs of Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines hold a meeting in Singapore on Saturday. SINGAPORE — The defense chiefs of Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines expressed 'serious concern' about China's continued unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force in the East and South China Seas, during their meeting in Singapore on Saturday. The meeting, which lasted for about 50 minutes, was attended by Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro. The four chiefs agreed to hold ministerial-level defense talks on a regular basis to strengthen cooperation between their countries. It was the third ministerial-level defense meeting between the four countries, with the previous one taking place in Hawaii in May last year, and the first under the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. At the beginning of the talks, Nakatani called for stronger four-way cooperation between the countries, citing China's intensification of its activities in the East and South China Seas. Hegseth said the four countries need to stand together to seek peace amid China's unprecedented military buildup. After the meeting, the chiefs issued a joint statement that underscored the four countries' 'sustained and significant collaboration to advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.' The statement specified four areas for future collaboration: synchronizing priority defense investments, enhancing information-sharing, strengthening cybersecurity and increasing operational coordination and interoperability. The defense chiefs affirmed in the statement that their countries would work together to improve their maritime and air domain awareness while also exploring the planning of joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities in the East and South China Seas. Japan, the United States and Australia also held a trilateral defense chief meeting on the day and agreed to strengthen operational coordination between their command centers.
