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September 20, 2017

PAC-3 interceptors relocated to Hakodate due to North Korean missile threat

The Japan Times: An anti-missile battery was deployed Tuesday to Hakodate, Hokkaido, placing it near the flight paths of ballistic

September 18, 2017

Japan deploys PAC-3 missile interceptor near North Korea flight path

Defense News: Japan’s Defense Ministry says it will deploy a missile interceptor, known as PAC3, at a Ground Self-Defense Force

September 14, 2017

North Korea threatens to ‘sink’ Japan, reduce US to ‘ashes and darkness’

CNBC: A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to “sink” Japan and reduce the United

September 14, 2017

Japan refueling U.S. missile defense ships keeping watch on North Korean threat: source

Reuters: TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s navy is supplying fuel to U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) ships in the Sea of

September 7, 2017

Russia, Japan ‘Decisively Condemn’ North Korea Missile Launch: Putin

US News: VLADIVOSTOK (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

September 6, 2017

Trump pledges new weapon sales for Japan, South Korea

Defense News: WASHINGTON —  In the wake of North Korea’s sixth nuclear weapons test, U.S. President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday

September 5, 2017

Japan Air Self-Defense Force joins US Marine Corps for Patriot missile defense testing

Homeland Preparedness News: In a unique opportunity for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), members of the 2nd Air Defense

August 31, 2017

U.S., South Korean and Japanese warplanes carry out show of force against North Korea

USA Today: U.S., Japanese and South Korean warplanes carried out a show of force against North Korea, as Russia warned

August 31, 2017

Japan Defense Ministry seeks missile interceptors in budget

Daily News: TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry is seeking a record-high budget to add missile interceptors and other equipment

August 30, 2017

ASDF anti-missile drills at U.S. bases overshadowed by North Korean launch

Japan Times: North Korea’s missile launch over Hokkaido on Tuesday overshadowed what was meant to be a symbolic moment of