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November 28, 2016

Japan Gets Serious About THAAD

The Diplomat: On Thursday, Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun reported that Tokyo would seriously consider purchasing the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

November 21, 2016

S. Korea, Japan to sign intel-sharing pact Wednesday

Yonhap News Agency: South Korea and Japan plan to sign a military intelligence-sharing pact this week to better counter mounting

November 15, 2016

North Korea forces Japan and South Korea to sign landmark defence deal

International Business Times: South Korea and Japan agreed a landmark deal to share military intelligence, a move that goes a

October 25, 2016

US, Japan to conduct joint-bilateral field training exercise

Post Guam: Units from the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces will conduct Exercise Keen Sword 17 beginning Oct. 30.

October 24, 2016

A top US missile defense official visits Seoul again

The Dong-A Ilbo: A top U.S. missile defense official will visit Korea again in three months. Some say that it

October 20, 2016

Japan Eyes $1B Ballistic Missile Defense Investment in Response to North Korea’s Rocket Tests

Gov Con Wire: Japan looks to accelerate a $1 billion investment toward its ballistic missile defense systems in response to North Korea’s

October 18, 2016

Japan to allocate up to $3B for new missile defense system

UPI: Japan is planning to allocate about $2 billion to $3 billion toward missile defense systems in response to North

October 17, 2016

Japan may speed up missile defense upgrades in wake of North Korean tests

Japan Times: The government may accelerate around ¥100 billion in planned spending to upgrade Japan’s ballistic missile defenses in the

October 6, 2016

U.S., Japan agree to build up defense cooperation

UPI: The United States and Japan have agreed to enhance defense cooperation in the face of increased security threats from

September 23, 2016

Japan ponders boosting missile defense to counter N. Korea

The Asahi Shimbun: Japan may beef up its ballistic missile defense system in response to Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile tests,