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Japan is reportedly in negotiations with the United States to purchase U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles. Tokyo seeks its largest arms buildup since WW II in response to China’s rapid military modernization. The news was confirmed by Japanese local newspaper. Japan is in the last stages of negotiations with the United States to purchase U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, according to various unidentified Japanese government officials cited by the Yomiuri newspaper on Friday. Tomahawks are capable of striking targets over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) distant, placing sections of China and the Russian Far East within range. In response to Beijing’s rapid military...
