Japan’s cyber-security weakness a concern in U.S. defense alliance

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— TOKYO >> As the United States faces security threats across the globe, its close ally Japan has committed to stepping up as a trusted defense partner, but Tokyo’s cyber and information security vulnerabilities remain a concern, officials and experts say.

Japan Today—Defense chiefs from U.S., Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperation. Defense chiefs from the U.S., Australia, Japan and the Philippines vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gathered Thursday in Hawaii for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about China's operations in the South China Sea. The meeting came after the four countries last month held their first joint naval

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Weak U.S. productivity could threaten Fed’s ‘soft landing’ hopes. WASHINGTON >> Weaker U.S. productivity gains in the first quarter may challenge the Federal Reserve’s efforts to finish its inflation fight without a painful rise in unemployment, potentially stalling progress on prices absent a further economic slowdown.

Japan Today—Russia proposes U.N. resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar U.S.-Japan draft. Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space. The Russian draft resolution, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, goes