Japan

Japan Confirms Scrapping US Aegis Ashore Missile Defence System

Japan has scrapped the deployment of a multibillion-dollar US anti-missile system, days after saying the programme had been suspended.

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Japan to send military assets to the Gulf but won’t join US coalition

Japan will send a military vessel and two patrol planes to help protect waterways in the Middle East but will not join a US-led coalition in the region

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Japan to spend $146 million on uninhabited island for US military drills

Japan said it had agreed to buy the uninhabited Mageshima island off its southwest coast for $146 million, eyeing it for US military drills.

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South Korea and Japan to extend military intelligence-sharing agreement

South Korea will extend a critical military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan just hours before the pact was due to expire

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US approves $4.5 billion upgrade of Japan F-15s to Super Interceptor configuration

The US approved a $4.5 billion program for Boeing and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade 98 of Japan's F-15 fighter jets

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US approves Japan for $140 million technical support for AEGIS destroyers

The US approved the $140 million sale of follow-on technical support and services for eight of Japan's AEGIS Destroyers

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Japan requests record $50 billion defense budget in eighth straight increase

Japan's defense ministry requested a record $50.3 billion budget for fighter jets and missile defense as the country eyes North Korea and China

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$3.3 billion sale to Japan of 73 SM-3 ballistic missile interceptors approved

The US approved the sale to Japan of up to 73 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor missiles plus support for $3.295 billion

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South Korea agrees to share military intelligence with Japan through US

South Korea said it will share military intelligence with Japan through the US after terminating a pact to exchange information directly

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South Korea to end military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan

South Korea said it will terminate its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid intensifying trade and diplomatic disputes

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