With an eye on China, Japan looks to kamikaze drones and low-cost missiles
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“Tokyo plans to introduce loitering munitions with a range of more than 1,000km, according to Japanese media reports citing official sources”
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— Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk …
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— Japanese may refer to:
Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan throu…
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— Japanese (日本語, Nihongo; [ɲihoŋɡo] ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country whe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language
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“The Yomiuri newspaper and Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday that the strategy was focused on 'integrated attacks' from unmanned aerial vehicles and long-range stand-off missiles, citing government and ruling coalition sources”
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“The Japanese government is prioritising the development of suicide-style drones or loitering munitions – which fly to a target, crash into it and explode – targeting a range of more than 1,000km (621 miles)”
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— Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan
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— The Japan national football team (Japanese: サッカー日本代表, Hepburn: Sakkā Nihon Daihyō or Sakkā Nippon Daihyō), also known by the nickname Samurai Blue (Japanese: サムライ・ブルー, Hepburn: Samurai Burū), represen…
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— Sanae Takaichi (高市 早苗, Takaichi Sanae; born 7 March 1961) is a Japanese politician who has been Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since October 2025. She is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanae_Takaichi
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“The strategy was informed by the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, where low-cost drones have proven pivotal, the Yomiuri reported”
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— EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) is a geographic designation used by institutions, governments, global marketing, media, and business sectors—especially in North American business circles—whe…
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— The Low-cost Uncrewed (Unmanned) Combat Attack System (LUCAS) is a one-way attack drone developed for the United States Armed Forces by U.S. defense contractor SpektreWorks. It utilizes technology dev…
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— The Middle East is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey.
The term came into widespread usage by Western European nations in the early 20t…
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“It said new types of drones launched from aircraft or submarines, and those that navigate on or below the surface of the water, were being considered to diversify counterstrikes”
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“The proposal also includes civil aviation components to produce missiles for counterstrikes that would drastically reduce costs and manufacturing times, in preparation for a prolonged conflict”
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