Washington has suggested deploying medium-range missiles to Japan as part of a plan to strengthen defenses against China along the East and South China Seas, the Sankei newspaper reported on Saturday, citing unnamed people familiar with US-Japan relations. Have given.
The US military deployment to Japan could include long-range hypersonic weapons and Tomahawks, the newspaper reported, without citing sources, adding that Tokyo is ready to begin serious discussions toward accepting the deployment.
Although the location is undecided, Sankei said that Japan was considering the southern island of Kyushu as a possibility. It was not clear from the report whether Sankei was citing one or multiple sources.