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July 17, 2018

Will Japan’s Aegis Ashore Radar Choice Elicit China’s Wrath?

The Diplomat: Earlier this month, reports citing sources within the Japanese Ministry of Defense indicated that Japan’s deployment of the

June 29, 2018

Exclusive: Japan to buy advanced U.S. radar for missile defense system

Reuters: TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will next week pick a U.S.-made advanced radar for its multibillion-dollar missile defense system, an

June 25, 2018

Significance of having land-based Aegis system should be patiently stressed

The Japan News: It is essential to steadily upgrade the nation’s defense capability in preparation for future threats. As East

June 22, 2018

Defense chief Itsunori Onodera seeks local consent to deploy land-based missile shield in Akita and Yamaguchi prefecture

The Japan times: YAMAGUCHI, Japan (Kyodo) — Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera on Friday sought to win local consent to deploy

June 15, 2018

Plans for Aegis Ashore met with opposition in Japan

United Press International: June 14 (UPI) — Japan’s plans to deploy a land-based component of a missile interceptor system, the

June 11, 2018

We Now Know Japan’s Masterplan to Stop a Chinese or North Korean Missile Strike

The National Interest: In late 2017 Japan’s cabinet made the critical decision to purchase two land-based missile facilities designed to

June 1, 2018

Japan wants to deploy land-based US Aegis missile shield in Akita to guard against N Korea threat

South China Morning Post: AKITA, Japan (Kyodo) — The Defense Ministry said Friday it hopes to start deploying the U.S.

May 24, 2018

Shield of the Pacific: Japan as a Giant Aegis Destroyer

CSIS: Several decades ago, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone once described his country as a “big aircraft carrier” from which

April 19, 2018

Ambassador: Aegis Ashore Program Focused on Rogue States, Not Russia

USNI News: With Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense systems set to operate in Poland by the end of the year

March 27, 2018

US and Experts Dismiss Lavrov claim that Japan’s Missile Defense Infringes on Russian Security

Polygraph.info: During his press conference in Tokyo on March 21, Lavrov said Japan’s decision to deploy U.S.-made missile defense systems