virtualreview

japan: news and opinion

Defense minister Ishiba to punish 80 deputies over collision, scandals

Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to punish the top defense bureaucrat, the Maritime Self-Defense Force chief and some 80 other people on Friday for a series of MSDF-related incidents since last year including a destroyer-trawler collision and the... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Thu, Mar 20 2008

see also:

02 Aug 08 visit Japan Maritime Self Defense Force  »  YouTube videoJapan Maritime Self Defense Force Promotion Movie
24 Mar 08 visit Ishiba fires MSDF chief, punishes 88 over collision, scandals  »  Japan Today Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba shook up the leadership of the Maritime Self-Defense Force on Friday, effectively sacking MSDF chief Adm. Eiji Yoshikawa and punishing 88 people for a series of MSDF-related fiascos since last year as part of his efforts to...
22 Feb 08 visit MSDF chief faces ax over collision  »  Japan Times
Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba will sack the Maritime Self-Defense Force chief over Tuesday's collision between an Aegis destroyer and a fishing boat and for failing to notify him and Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of the accident in a timely manner,...
26 Feb 08 visit Ishiba denies ministry coverup over destroyer-trawler collision  »  Japan Today Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied Tuesday the Defense Ministry covered up key information for nearly nine hours about last week's collision between a destroyer and a fishing trawler that left the trawler's two crew members missing. Ishiba,...
21 Mar 08 visit MSDF chief sacked, 87 others punished  »  Japan Times
Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba relieved Maritime Self-Defense Force chief Adm. Eiji Yoshikawa of his command Friday and punished 87 others — service members and officials — for a series of MSDF-related incidents since last year, including Februa...
14 Mar 08 visit 100 Defense officials to be punished over collision, other scandals  »  Japan Today The Defense Ministry will punish senior officials, including Vice Defense Minister Kohei Masuda and Maritime Staff Office chief Adm Eiji Yoshikawa, possibly next week, over last month's collision between an Aegis-equipped destroyer and a fishing boat as...

« Today's Stories