Japan to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles from US — PM Kishida

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Japan will purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from the United States, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday, as his government beefs up the country's defenses with eyes on threats including China.

"Our country's plan is 400 units" of the cruise missile, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the lower house budget committee without elaborating, citing the military sensitivity of the purchase. FILE PHOTO

"Our country's plan is 400 units" of the cruise missile, Kishida told the lower house budget committee without elaborating, citing the military sensitivity of the purchase. Kishida's government wants to dramatically expand Japan's defense capacity in the face of China's growing military clout and nuclear-armed North Korea's unpredictable missile tests.

 

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