Japan to consider deployment of U.S. missile defense system

Japan to consider deployment of U.S. missile defense system

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) and Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, shake hands at Pearl Harbor Naval Station in Hawaii on Nov. 23, 2015, after their talks. Nakatani later told reporters that Japan will consider deploying an advanced U.S. antiballistic missile defense system to counter the missile threat from North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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