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GOLDEN DOME

The Trump administration is pursuing a ¡°third way¡± nuclear strategy combining Western Hemisphere primacy and multilayered deterrence, with frontline allies, particularly Japan, expected to strengthen their own deterrence mechanisms.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 2, 2026
Redesigning U.S.-Japan security in a ¡®two-peer¡¯ nuclear era
Frontline U.S. allies like Japan must strengthen their own denial capabilities and institutionalize trigger mechanisms for extended deterrence and ensure rapid decision-making.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in October last year.
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Mar 13, 2026
Japan to join Trump¡¯s Golden Dome project and expects missile requests
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will announce the latest plan when she meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington at a summit on March 19.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 20.
WORLD
Nov 26, 2025
Pentagon advances Golden Dome missile defense with new Space Force contracts
A half dozen small contracts to build competing missile defense prototypes have been awarded.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in May.
WORLD
Nov 23, 2025
Delays and setbacks loom over Trump¡¯s Golden Dome missile shield
The slow progress threatens Trump¡¯s promise that the $175 billion program will be in place to protect the continental United States by 2028.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in May.
WORLD
Aug 15, 2025
Trump¡¯s Golden Dome still shrouded in mystery, even for its builders
Government officials told defense contractors last week they weren¡¯t even allowed to mention the project by name.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 20.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 23, 2025
Trump¡¯s Golden Dome looks for alternatives to Musk¡¯s SpaceX
The shift comes amid a deteriorating relationship between the U.S. president and the billionaire entrepreneur.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield next to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 20.
WORLD
Jun 13, 2025
After Trump feud, role of Musk¡¯s SpaceX in Golden Dome missile shield in question
A new framework for the U.S. missile defense system is now being considered that could reduce the role of Elon Musk¡¯s SpaceX.
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor undergoes testing at an undisclosed location. The Trump administration¡¯s ambitious ¡°Golden Dome¡± missile defense plan revives Reagan-era dreams of a high-tech shield but faces immense technical, financial and geopolitical hurdles.?
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2025
Golden Dome is a glittering gamble ¡ª and a likely mistake
Trump¡¯s EO outlined an MD system that would use a network of hundreds of satellites to detect, track and intercept incoming missiles ¡°to protect our homeland.¡±
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) announces the Golden Dome missile defense shield next to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2025
Trump selects $175B Golden Dome defense shield design and appoints leader
U.S. Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein will be the lead program manager for an effort widely viewed as the keystone to Trump¡¯s military planning.
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel in Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade in October 2019.
WORLD
May 14, 2025
U.S. warns of China missile threat ahead of ¡®Golden Dome¡¯ announcement
China may within a decade possess scores of orbiting missiles with nuclear payloads capable of quickly reaching the U.S., the Defense Intelligence Agency has said.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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