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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

January 23, 2018

Tokyo holds first North Korean missile attack drill

Global News: TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Tokyo held its first missile evacuation drill on Monday with volunteers taking cover

January 23, 2018

Updating defense strategy high on Abe’s 2018 agenda

Nikkei Asian Review: TOKYO — Japan looks to update its defense policies this year to reflect the growing threat of

January 22, 2018

Tokyo’s first ballistic missile drill gets mixed reaction

Japan Times: In a first for Tokyo, a disaster drill based on a ballistic missile attack was held Monday in

January 19, 2018

Japan Ready to Mass-Produce New Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile

The Diplomat: Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) completed development of its first domestically designed supersonic anti-ship missile, designated XASM-3, with

January 17, 2018

Days After Hawaii’s False Missile Alarm, a New One in Japan

New York Times: Japan’s public broadcaster on Tuesday accidentally sent news alerts that North Korea had launched a missile and

January 12, 2018

Japanese minister hopes to boost Aegis missile defense capability

Asian Review: Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Wednesday after inspecting a test complex for the land-based Aegis Ashore missile defense

January 11, 2018

Japan Deploys New Missile Interception System on Aegis Destroyers – Reports

Sputnik News: TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japan will use a new missile interception system on its two destroyers, equipped with US

January 10, 2018

Trump admin approves $133 million anti-ballistic missile sale to Japan

CNN: Washington (CNN)The Trump administration notified Congress on Tuesday that it has approved the potential sale of SM-3 anti-ballistic missiles

December 22, 2017

Japan Cabinet OKs record $46 bln defense budget

AP News: TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet on Friday approved Japan’s biggest 5.19 trillion yen ($46 billion) defense