Article: Japan to upgrade defense agency into ministry: PM

Article: Japan Defense Agency adopts ILOG Views to enhance ...
M2 Presswire;  March 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... 2004-ILOG: Japan Defense Agency adopts ILOG Views to enhance Self-Defense Force's decision-making ... announced that Japan Defense Agency (JDA) has adopted ... Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF). The Command ...

Article: Japan Defense Agency Adopts ILOG Views to Enhance ...
PR Newswire;  March 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... software components and services, today announced that Japan Defense Agency (JDA) has adopted ILOG Views(TM) to enhance the user ... of the Command Control System of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF). The Command Control System is a "C4I" (Command ...

Koizumi Attends Self-Defense Force Anniversary Air Review
Getty Images;  October 20, 2002 ;     268 words ... ... Junichiro Koizumi (L) stands with Defense Agency Chief Shigeru Ishiba (R) at the 2002 Japan Self-Defense Force Anniversary Air Review October 20 ... Keywords flag,soldiers,Self-Defense Force Anniversary Air Review ,nation ...

Article: Report: Japan's Defense Agency eyeing large scale ...
AP Worldstream;  May 4, 2005 ;     324 words ... ... reported Wednesday. The Defense Agency's plan, which would ... for the Air Self-Defense Force to create a transport ... citing a source. The Defense Agency is also considering ... the Sankei said. Defense Agency officials were unavailable ...

Article: Commentary: Defense agency upgrading marks big step ...
Xinhua News Agency;  January 9, 2007 ;     625 words ... ... in 1954, the defense agency has been restricted ... Japan's Self-Defense Force. Japan's ... revamping the Self-Defense Force law, which ... upgrading the defense agency will speed up ... of the Self- Defense Force but the regional ...

Article: Japan's Defense Agency begins investigation over ...
Xinhua News Agency;  August 6, 2002 ;     485 words ... ... Japan's Defense Agency on Tuesday began ... delivered to the Defense Agency late last year ... s Ground Self-Defense Force and the Air Self-Defense Force, as well as data ... officials from the Defense Agency.

Article: One-letter change ends decades of military policy; Defense ...
The Washington Times;  January 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... WASHINGTON TIMES The Japan Defense Agency is about to become ... director-general of the defense agency becomes the minister ... the head of the defense agency was somewhat of a ... Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will not become the ...