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Nikkei Asia
6 days ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
US to deploy new, shorter-range missile system for Japan drill
The Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) is displayed at Marine Day at Quantico, Virginia on June 5. The anti-ship missle launcher is expected to be deployed to Japan for a drill next month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) KEN MORIYASU WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to field a high-precision -- but less controversial -- anti-ship missile launcher to Okinawa next month as part of a drill, a move experts see as signaling a U.S. intent to avoid overly antagonizing Beijing.
Nikkei Asia
23-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan to buy 100 Boeings and $8bn in crops in US trade deal
Japan pledged to buy Boeing jets and other goods as part of its bilateral trade deal with the U.S., according to a White House official. © Reuters KEN MORIYASU WASHINGTON -- Japan has committed to stepping up purchases of American airplanes, defense equipment, and rice and other agricultural products as part of its trade deal with the U.S., the White House said Wednesday. According to a fact sheet released by the White House, Tokyo has promised to buy 100 Boeing aircraft, increase imports of U.S. rice by 75%, and purchase $8 billion in U.S. agricultural and food products -- including corn, soybeans, fertilizer, bioethanol and sustainable aviation fuel.
