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Shinjiro Koizumi
Shinjirō Koizumi is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of Defense since October 2025. He previously served as the Minister of the Environment from September 2019 to October 2021 and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from May to October 2025. He has also served as a Member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party, representing Kanagawa since 2009. He is the second son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the younger brother of actor Kotaro Koizumi.
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🇦🇺AUS
cameoplus · 2026-04-24
Sign formal agreement in Melbourne
Australia signs US$7 billion Japan warship deals amid shift away from US
🇯🇵JPN
cameoplus · 2026-04-21
Sign formal agreement in Tokyo
Japan scraps decades-long ban on exporting fighter jets and missiles
🇯🇵JPN
cameoplus · 2026-04-20
Provide economic aid in Tokyo
Japan appoints officer to key UN peacekeeping role in South Sudan
🇰🇵PRK
conflict · 2026-04-19
Shelling/artillery/missile attack in Sinpo
North Korea launches ballistic missiles amid rising tensions in Asia
🇦🇺AUS
cameoplus · 2026-04-18
Sign formal agreement in Canberra
Australia and Japan launch $7B warship deal to boost security
🇰🇵PRK
conflict · 2026-04-18
Shelling/artillery/missile attack in North Korea
North Korea launches another missile, raising tensions in Asia
🇯🇵JPN
cameoplus · 2026-04-10
Criticize or denounce in Tokyo
Japan downgrades description of China in annual diplomatic report
🇯🇵JPN
conflict · 2026-04-04
Headquarters or base established in Camp Kengun
Japan deploys first long-range missile at southwestern army camp
🇯🇵JPN
conflict · 2026-04-01
Change to group/activity in Camp Kengun
Japan deploys long-range missiles at Self-Defense Force bases for first time