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Dec- 2019 -27 DecemberMiddle East
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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2 DecemberAsia Pacific
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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Nov- 2019 -22 NovemberAsia Pacific
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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Oct- 2019 -30 OctoberBusiness
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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3 OctoberBusiness
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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Aug- 2019 -30 AugustAsia Pacific
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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28 AugustBusiness
$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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23 AugustAsia Pacific
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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22 AugustAsia Pacific
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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Jun- 2019 -24 JuneAmericas
As US Navy orders more P-8A Poseidon surveillance planes, Orion squadron flies final mission
The US Navy is phasing out long-time patrol aircraft P-3C Orion in favor of its successor, the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance plane
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