Kyodo News
Defense Minister Taro Kono said Tuesday that Japan will pursue discussions with the United States over their 180 billion yen ($1.7 billion) contract to deploy Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense batteries in Japan, a day after he suspended the plan.
The price of the deal to introduce two units of the U.S.-developed system designed to counter the North Korean ballistic missile threat includes 12 billion yen already paid by Japan, Kono told a parliament session.
The minister abruptly announced the suspension of the deployment plan on Monday, citing technical problems and ballooning costs.
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