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December 6, 2022

Japan considers joining IAMD, US-led missile defense system

The Donga: The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on Monday that the Japanese government is considering a measure to specify building

December 5, 2022

Japan plans to almost triple missile defense units in remote islands

Kyodo News: Japan is considering almost tripling the number of units in its Self-Defense Forces equipped with ballistic missile interception

December 2, 2022

Japan ruling bloc to agree on acquiring ‘counterstrike capability’

The Mainichi: Japan’s ruling parties agreed Friday that the country should pledge to acquire a “counterstrike capability” to address the

November 30, 2022

Japan considers preemptive missile strikes to defend against an imminent attack

Stars and Stripes: Japan is looking to acquire a “counterstrike capability” to take out enemy missile sites if the country

November 29, 2022

Japan considers preemptive missile strikes to defend against an imminent attack

Stars and Stripes: Japan is looking to acquire a “counterstrike capability” to take out enemy missile sites if the country

November 28, 2022

Japan holds interceptor drill near nuke plant amid North Korea threats

Kyodo News: Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force on Monday conducted a missile interceptor drill near a nuclear plant on the Sea

November 21, 2022

Japanese Maya-Class Destroyers Test-Fire SM-3 Missiles

Naval News: As part of the tests, JS Maya conducted a test firing of the SM-3 Block IIA, an advanced

November 14, 2022

Biden meets Japanese PM Kishida, condemns North Korea’s ‘ballistic missile programs’

First India: US President Joe Biden held a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on

November 1, 2022

Japan and Germany to hold Indo-Pacific security talks

Nikkei Asia: The Japanese foreign and defense ministers will hold talks with their counterparts in Germany on Thursday, Japan’s government

October 21, 2022

Japan Set to Buy SM-6s in Potential $450M Deal, Says State Department

USNI News: Japan is set to be the first country after the United States to field the Standard Missile 6