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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Washington pursuing the talks as a way to resolve the two-year-old nuclear crisis. proceed to launch one of its Rodong missiles. reconnaissance satellites and radio traffic, the Japanese government sources said.
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Japan has unveiled a new defence policy that envisions a bigger role in global military cooperation and aims to create a more flexible force to cope with terrorist and missile attacks.
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Japan&#39;s defense panel Monday called for greater security measures, strengthening the US/Japan security alliance and changing the Self-Defense Forces.
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Japan and the United States signed an agreement Friday on the details of their joint development of a ballistic missile defense system.
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday he hopes to further develop Japanese-US ties through his close personal relationship with President George W. Bush, who was re-elected in a neck and neck race with Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry.
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Heavy vehicles and other equipment related to the upcoming deployment of advanced Patriot interceptor missiles at American bases on southern Okinawa island arrived in Japan on Saturday, news reports said.
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Japan and the United States have signed an agreement to encourage cooperation on developing a missile defense system. Japanese Defense Minister Yoshinori Ono signed a memorandum of understanding
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Japan unveiled a revamped defense policy on Friday that eases a decades-old ban on arms exports and, in carefully couched words, suggests a shift from the purely
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The United States and Japan have detected  signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic  missile with a range capable of hitting almost all of Japan,  Japanese government sources said on Thursday.
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Japan and the United States will meet Jan. 13 to bolster cooperation in missile defense and discuss the ongoing realignment of U.S. troops in Japan, a news report said.
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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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The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed on Friday to try to arrange a fresh round of six-party talks this month on dismantling North Korea&#39;s nuclear
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The United States, Japan, and South Korea have increased security measures after detecting signs of a possible North Korean test launch of its Rohdong ballistic missile (range: approximately 1,300km).
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Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President George W. Bush agreed to meet soon to maintain their countries' close alliance, the premier's office said.
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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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The Bush administration is closely watching whether Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation will hurt Japanese cooperation in U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan.