News & Updates

Jun 11, 2018

Missile Defense News

We Now Know Japan’s Masterplan to Stop a Chinese or North Korean Missile Strike

The National Interest: In late 2017 Japan’s cabinet made the critical decision to purchase two land-based missile facilities designed to…

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Jun 7, 2018

Other News

Navy begins annual Malabar exercise with India and Japan

Stars and Stripes: The Navy kicked off a nine-day training exercise with India and Japan one week after U.S. Pacific…

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Jun 1, 2018

Missile Defense News

Japan wants to deploy land-based US Aegis missile shield in Akita to guard against N Korea threat

South China Morning Post: AKITA, Japan (Kyodo) — The Defense Ministry said Friday it hopes to start deploying the U.S.…

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May 29, 2018

Other News

LDP calls for scrapping 1% cap on Japan’s defense budget

The Asahi Shimbun: The ruling party endorsed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s call to remove a 1 percent psychological cap on…

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May 24, 2018

Other News

Shield of the Pacific: Japan as a Giant Aegis Destroyer

CSIS: Several decades ago, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone once described his country as a “big aircraft carrier” from which…

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May 23, 2018

Missile Defense News

Here’s how many billions Japan and South Korea are spending on American defense goods

Defense News: WASHINGTON ― In an era where the American president wants allies to Buy American, two of America’s closest…

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May 21, 2018

Other News

Japan and Russia plan high-level talks on defense, diplomacy

Nikkei Asian Review: TOKYO — Japan and Russia intend to have their top foreign affairs and defense officials meet this…

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Apr 12, 2018

Missile Defense News

U.S. to conduct next test of antiballistic missile co-developed with Japan by end of 2018: Pentagon

The Japan Times: WASHINGTON – The United States will conduct its next test of an antiballistic missile it has jointly…

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Mar 27, 2018

Missile Defense News

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…

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Mar 20, 2018

Other News

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,…

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