Japan decides to introduce new missile defense amid N. Korea threat

The government decided at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday to introduce the U.S.-developed land-based Aegis missile defense system to beef up Japan's defenses against the rapidly advancing North Korean nuclear and missile program.The government plans to deploy two Aegis Ashore systems to cover Japan's entire territory, possibly to become operable by fiscal 2023. The purchase cost of each system could be at least 100 billion yen ($888 million), according to Defense Ministry officials.(Korea Media)Japan already has two tiers of missile defenses -- the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis destroyers e…READ FULL ARTICLE