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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

March 20, 2018

China, not North Korea, to dominate Japan military planning

Reuters: TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea’s growing missile arsenal might be the most obvious and immediate military threat facing Japan,

March 2, 2018

Japan Debating Placing Missiles on Okinawa to Counter China

Sputnik News: The Japanese government has been in talks to place surface-to-ship missile batteries on Okinawa’s mainland in response to

February 23, 2018

Keen Edge ’18 tests U.S., Japan missile defense

Hawaii Army Weekly: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — The 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command focused on testing Integrated

February 20, 2018

Japan and US scramble to perfect missile attack responses

Nikkei Asian Review: TOKYO — As North Korea refuses to give up its nuclear and missile development programs, Japan and

February 15, 2018

Japan, US to hold drills to intercept missiles

NHK World: Defense authorities in Japan say they will hold computer simulated drills with the United States this month to

February 9, 2018

USS Rushmore Concludes U.S.-Japan Exercise Iron Fist

Department of Defense: PACIFIC OCEAN, Feb. 8, 2018 —The dock landing ship USS Rushmore, with elements from the 11th Marine

February 8, 2018

Abe and Pence say no divide on North Korea during Tokyo meeting, warn against Pyongyang’s ‘smile diplomacy’

The Japan Times: Amid signs of a gradual thaw in inter-Korean relations and a growing divide between Seoul and Tokyo,

February 1, 2018

Japan’s budgets extra ¥2.7 trillion for child care, missile defense and disaster prevention

The Japan Times: The Diet on Thursday enacted an extra budget worth ¥2.71 trillion ($24.7 billion) for fiscal 2017, as

January 26, 2018

Japan Deploys First of Ten F-35A Jets Purchased From US – Defense Minister

Sputnik News: TOKYO (Sputnik) – The first of the F-35A fighters Japan had purchased from the United States has been