U.S., Japan expand missile-defense plan
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The United States and Japan agreed Friday to strengthen cooperation on missile defense amid concerns of a possible long-range rocket launch by North Korea.
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Poland and Czech Republic are in favor of hosting a proposed U.S. missile defense system, the Czech premier said Monday after meeting with his Polish counterpart.Comment
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Japan and the US yesterday agreed to boost cooperation in their missile defense programs -- an important first step in carrying out new defense guidelines that ease Tokyo&#39;s strict postwar pacifism.
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The U.S. and Japanese navies have  worked out common rules for their advanced warships designed to  shoot down enemy ballistic missiles, the U.S. Navy's Pacific  Fleet said on Friday ahead of a milestone test.
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The leak of data on the missile defense system Japan shares with Washington is a "serious problem", and both nations must work together to improve security, the U.S. forces commander in Japan urged on Friday.
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North Korea&#39;s move to boost troop numbers around missile sites is probably a military exercise rather than preparation for a launch, a top Japanese official said Friday.
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JAPAN N. Korea missile said poised for launch TOKYO -- The United States and Japan have detected signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile capable of reaching almost anywhere in Japan, Japanese and US government sources said yesterday. The preparations were detected after the reclusive communist state declined to participate in a fourth round of six-party ...
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Tokyo needs to bolster its missile defence to counter the threat from North Korea, Japan's defence ministry says.
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Japan adopted new defense guidelines Friday, including the relaxation of an arms-export ban that will facilitate missile security with Washington, another sign of Tokyo&#39;s
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry&#39;s annex in Tokyo Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004.
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Japan is planning to beef up its defense  against cruise missiles in response to China's growing air  strike capabilities, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Japan and the United States agreed Friday to expand their cooperation on a ballistic missile defense shield, moving to protect themselves amid concerns that North Korea could test-fire a long-range missile.
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A U.S. Navy destroyer with  long-range missile-tracking equipment has begun patrols in the  Sea of Japan, officials said on Friday, in a key step toward  forming a missile-defense system intended to guard against  attack by nations like North Korea.
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A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer with   the navy's most advanced combat weapon system arrived in Japan   on Saturday as tensions surrounding North Korea's missile tests   remained high.
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There is concern in Japan and South Korea that North Korea might be preparing to launch a ballistic missile. Officials in both Japan and South Korea say that since Tuesday, they have detected signs of activity
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Japan yesterday named China and North Korea as causes for security concern as it instigated an overhaul of defence priorities to meet what it regards as the changing nature of global threats.
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The United States welcomed on Thursday Japan&#39;s decision to extend the deployment of its forces in Iraq for an additional 12 months.