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Japan's defense minister weighs legal response to UFOs

When: 20 Dec 2007
Where: Tokyo, Japan
Sources: 2 public sources

Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who mused on a legal response to UFOs in December 2007 Cabinet Public Relations Office, Japan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba told reporters, as his personal view, that there were no grounds to deny UFOs exist, and mused on how the pacifist constitution would let the military respond to an alien arrival. The remarks followed a cabinet colleague's similar comment that week.

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PressJapan defense chief mulling action in event of UFO attack (opens in a new tab)Taipei Times (AFP) / 2007-12-21
PressJapan's defence minister braces for aliens (opens in a new tab)Mail and Guardian (AFP) / 2007-12-20

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