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Citizens protest deployment of X-band radar system in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A group of citizens gather in front of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Kyogamisaki camp on the Japan Sea coast in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014, to protest the formation of a U.S. Army company tasked with operating an X-band radar early warning system for missile launches.

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U.S. Army forms missile defense radar unit in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - A U.S. Army company tasked with operating an X-band radar early warning system for missile launches is inaugurated in a ceremony at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Kyogamisaki camp on the Japan Sea coast in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014.

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Japan installs 2nd U.S. military radar

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. military radar, the X-band radar, has been brought into the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in western Japan city of Kyotango on Oct. 21, 2014. The radar, which is the second X-band radar in Japan following the ASDF Shariki sub-base in northeastern city of Tsugaru, was installed in light of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and missile development.

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Japan installs U.S. military radar

KYOTO, Japan - Protesters chant slogans and hold a banner on Oct. 21, 2014, in front of the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in western Japan city of Kyotango against the deployment of the U.S. military radar, the X-band radar. The radar, which can precisely track the trajectory of ballistic missiles, was installed in light of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and missile development.

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X-band radar

KYOTO, Japan - Opponents stage a protest in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, as construction work begins for the deployment of an advanced U.S. military radar called X-band radar at a site neighboring the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in the city on May 27, 2014.

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X-band radar

KYOTO, Japan - Construction work begins for the deployment of an advanced U.S. military radar called X-band radar at a site neighboring the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on May 27, 2014.

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X-band radar

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in April 2010 shows an advanced U.S. military radar, the so-called X-band radar, in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Citizens protest deployment of X-band radar system in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A group of citizens gather in front of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Kyogamisaki camp on the Japan Sea coast in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014, to protest the formation of a U.S. Army company tasked with operating an X-band radar early warning system for missile launches. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Army forms missile defense radar unit in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - A U.S. Army company tasked with operating an X-band radar early warning system for missile launches is inaugurated in a ceremony at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Kyogamisaki camp on the Japan Sea coast in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japan installs U.S. military radar

KYOTO, Japan - Protesters chant slogans and hold a banner on Oct. 21, 2014, in front of the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in western Japan city of Kyotango against the deployment of the U.S. military radar, the X-band radar. The radar, which can precisely track the trajectory of ballistic missiles, was installed in light of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and missile development. (Kyodo)

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Japan installs 2nd U.S. military radar

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. military radar, the X-band radar, has been brought into the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in western Japan city of Kyotango on Oct. 21, 2014. The radar, which is the second X-band radar in Japan following the ASDF Shariki sub-base in northeastern city of Tsugaru, was installed in light of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and missile development. (Kyodo)

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U.S. military's communication site in Japan

File photo taken on March 11, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kyogamisaki Communications Site operated by the U.S. Army in the Kyoto Prefecture city of Kyotango, western Japan. The communication site is home to an AN/TPY-2 X-band radar, regarded as the linchpin of the U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense.

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U.S. military's communication site in Japan

File photo taken on March 11, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kyogamisaki Communications Site operated by the U.S. Army in the Kyoto Prefecture city of Kyotango, western Japan. The communication site is home to an AN/TPY-2 X-band radar, regarded as the linchpin of the U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense.