U.S., Japan tighten missile-defense ties
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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 United States is keen on strengthening its growing defense ties with India, which currently encompass a wide range of military-to-military exchanges and joint exercises
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Japan sent two destroyers and a surveillance airplane to the Sea of Japan on Thursday, American and Japanese government officials said, after the United States and Japan detected
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Japan reined in its drive for an   immediate vote on North Korean sanctions at the U.N. Security   Council on Monday, offering regional powers a chance to resolve   a missile crisis through direct diplomacy.
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Japan and the United States are set to  allow private defense contractors to directly share and  transfer information on defense technology, the Nikkei business  daily said on Sunday.
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Japan tried to reassure Russia about its  missile defense ties with the United States on Tuesday, after  Moscow expressed opposition to Tokyo's involvement in the  system earlier this month.
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Japan uses a ship-based defence system to shoot down a ballistic missile, the first such test by a US ally.
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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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Japan will use weekend talks with North Korea to ask about reports the North has been preparing a missile test. US and South Korean intelligence has picked up signs a test may be planned, though Japan&#39;s Prime
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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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Japan's Defense Minister said on Sunday  Japan may have to consider negotiating changes in the agreement  that governs the status of U.S. forces in Japan following a  dispute over the management of a U.S. helicopter crash in the  southern prefecture of Okinawa earlier this month.
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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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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  government sources said on Thursday.
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Russia's plan to quit an arms control treaty tightens already tense ties with the U.S. and adds new friction to the dispute over the Bush administration's intentions for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe.
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TOKYO In a once-a-decade defense review, Japan adopted plans on Friday to shift its military focus away from the northern cold war threat of invasion from Russia to guarding against missiles from North Korea or Chinese incursions on Japan&#39;s southernmost
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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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The United States said Thursday that a U.S. missile-defense system under development has &quot;limited operational capability&quot; to protect against weapons such as the long-range missile North Korea is said to be near firing.