Nikkei Asia:

Japan will order two more Aegis-equipped warships that will serve as an alternative to the U.S.-built, land-based Aegis Ashore missile shield, whose deployment was scrapped this summer, Nikkei has learned.

The Defense Ministry is expected to approve the vessels based on an interim report, due later this month, from a private-sector technical study.

The move comes as Japan wrestles with the cost of defending itself, including how much to pay for hosting U.S. forces…

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