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April 26, 2019

President Donald Trump to Coordinate Future Actions on North Korea Denuclearization with Japan PM Shinzo Abe at White House

Newsweek: President Donald Trump will host Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House for a two-day summit on

April 22, 2019

New operations center eyed for U.S. Air Force’s Yokota base in western Tokyo

The Japan Times: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Air Force is considering building an Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) tasked

April 22, 2019

Raytheon awarded $19M contract for work on SM-2, SM-6 missiles

UPI: April 19 (UPI) — Raytheon has been awarded a $19 million contract for engineering and technical services on the

April 8, 2019

Japanese Aegis Ashore Systems To Lack Air defence capabilities

Defense World – Japanese version of the American Aegis Ashore land-based missile interceptor systems will not be equipped with Cooperative

April 2, 2019

Missile-tracking aircraft arrives on Okinawa amid fears N. Korea may lift testing moratorium

Stars and Stripes: CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A U.S. reconnaissance aircraft that specializes in surveilling and collecting data on ballistic

March 22, 2019

US-Japan alliance must strengthen as tensions rise in Asia, defense experts say

Stars and Stripes – Japan needs to further strengthen and evolve its alliance with the United States amid the region’s

March 20, 2019

Anti-ICBM test planned with new US-Japan missile

NHK World: The US Defense Department plans to test the feasibility of using a new interceptor missile that it jointly

March 18, 2019

Japan and U.S. to develop new radar system for Aegis warships: sources

The Japan Times: WASHINGTON – Japan and the United States are working toward the joint development of a new radar

March 13, 2019

Building Out the US and Allied Aegis Integrated Defense Capability: The Japanese Add to the Deterrent Force

SLD – The enhanced capability of the US and allied navies is coming not just from platforms but from kill

March 4, 2019

U.S. Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participate in Resilient Shield 2019

Japan Stripes — Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet ships, U.S. Air Force and Army assets, and units from the Japan Maritime