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MISSILE DEFENSE

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.¡±
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 13, 2020
Explaining Japan¡¯s policy debate on strike capability
The policy debate over Japan¡¯s acquisition of a strike capability against enemy bases is not a new topic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2020
Is the Aegis Ashore cancellation a mixed blessing?
Japan has a chance to ensure its national security policy institutions are better equipped to respond to the rapidly evolving security environment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2020
Missile defense in Japan after the Aegis Ashore cancellation
Defense Minister Taro Kono¡¯s announcement has opened a Pandora¡¯s box of politically tough questions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2020
Japan¡¯s strike options assume new urgency
Strategists and military planners in Tokyo and Washington must rethink what is required to ensure that adversaries are deterred.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 27, 2019
LDP eyes project team for North Korea missile defense
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering establishing a new project team soon to discuss the strengthening of missile defense measures amid rapid progress made by North Korea in its nuclear and missile development programs, LDP lawmakers said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2019
After once declaring all-clear, Trump missile defense review calls North Korea ¡®extraordinary threat¡¯
President Donald Trump unveiled a revamped U.S. missile defense strategy on Thursday that called North Korea an ongoing and ¡°extraordinary threat,¡± seven months after he declared the threat posed by Pyongyang had been eliminated.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Dec 24, 2018
U.S. plans to deploy new homeland defense radar system in Japan from 2023
The Pentagon is underscoring the necessity of measures to cope with North Korean ballistic missiles and supersonic missiles under development in China and Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2018
Japan¡¯s risky Aegis Ashore radar choice
For cost, performance and operational reasons, it makes little sense to go it alone.
Japan Times
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Jul 3, 2018
Government to pick Lockheed Martin radar for missile defense system: ministry official
The government has selected an advanced radar system made by the U.S. firm for its multibillion-dollar Aegis Ashore missile defense system.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Explainer
Mar 26, 2018
As moves for dialogue between North Korea and allies gather momentum, Japan prepares to enhance its missile shield
As the world looks to upcoming summits involving Pyongyang, Seoul and Washington with hopes of achieving even slight progress toward denuclearizing North Korea, Japan¡¯s Defense Ministry maintains that it¡¯s still too soon for the nation to consider dropping plans to boost security.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Dec 28, 2017
Russia says Tokyo¡¯s deployment of U.S. missiles a blow to relations and will impact peace treaty negotiations
A decision by Japan to deploy a U.S. missile defense system will damage Moscow¡¯s relations with Tokyo and is a breach by Washington of a landmark arms control treaty, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2017
Lockheed Martin stock surges as North Korea threat triggers brisk interest in missile defenses
Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon¡¯s No. 1 weapons supplier, said on Tuesday its customers want to defend themselves against possible incoming missile attacks and are increasingly asking about missile defense systems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2017
How Japan can get Pyongyang¡¯s attention
Japan can send China a wake-up call on North Korea by hosting a series of THAAD missile defense system.
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Apr 3, 2017
Amid North Korean saber rattling, Japan, South Korea, U.S. hold first joint anti-submarine drills
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. have conducted the first joint anti-submarine warfare (ASW) drills involving the three countries amid North Korea¡¯s growing submarine-launched ballistic missile threat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 7, 2017
Key U.S. lawmaker urges more missile defense over North Korea, Iran threat
The United States should invest more in missile defense given missile testing by North Korea and Iran, the chairman of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2016
Better THAAD than dead
China and Russia should welcome Seoul¡¯s plan to deploy an advanced missile-defense system because it alleviates the need for South Korea or Japan to pursue other defense options, which could include the development of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2016
China pushes back on THAAD
China is critical of moves to deploy a missile defense system in South Korea in the wake of North Korea¡¯s rocket launch, but fails to offer much in the way of constructive suggestions on how the South can ensure its own security otherwise.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2015
Israel tests U.S.-backed missile shield as Iran nuclear talks churn
A new Israeli air defense system being developed in partnership with the United States met all its objectives in a series of recent live interception tests, U.S. and Israeli officials said Wednesday, putting it on course for deployment by next year.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
May 13, 2013
Is missile defense useful?
As Japan pours huge sums of taxpayer money into its missile defense system, the SDF is functioning more like a subcontractor for the U.S. armed forces.
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.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
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Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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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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