2 year agoJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers JS Maya and JS Haguro conducted ballistic missile defense tests on Nov. 16 & Nov. 19 respectively in the vicinity of Hawaii. JS Maya launched SM-3 Block IIA and JS Haguro fired SM-3 Block IB
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 23 km E of Kushiro, Japan
2 year agoOn Nov 19, JASDF F2, and USAF B1 conducted tactical exercises in the airspace, northwest of Kyushu, to mutually reaffirm the readiness under the ironclad JapanUSAlliance. JASDF and USAF routinely work together to maintain high levels of operational readiness
Japan: conducting Japanese-American military exercises in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile
2 year agoThe North Korea missile was launched around 1014 and appears to have come down around 1120 to the west of Hokkaido in Japan's EEZ, according to NHK TV quoting the Japanese government. If confirmed, it would be the 34th launch this year
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 47 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 80 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 48 km NNE of Nanao, Japan
6.1-magnitude earthquake off central Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 - 84 km SSE of Toba, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 6 km WSW of Tsukuba, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 40 km E of Nichinan, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 4 km ESE of Chiba, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 5 km ESE of Chiba, Japan
The North Korean missile has already fallen, confirms Japan's Coast Guard
North Korean missile flew over Japanese territory: Japanese media
North Korea fires unspecified ballistic missile toward East Sea: South Korean military
Japan convenes national security council given "hightened tensions on the Korean peninsula" - Japan's PM
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 124 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 77 km E of Namie, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - Hokkaido, Japan region
5.2 magnitude earthquake. 118 km from Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 118 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 112 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 57 km ESE of Koseda, Japan
The US will make full use of its military capabilities "including nuclear, conventional and missile defense" to defend its allies Japan and South Korea, US deputy secretary of state - AP
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 128 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 130 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 29 km ESE of Namie, Japan
2 year agoA proposed $450 sale (with @RaytheonDefense the principal contractor) will improve air defense and ballistic missile defense capabilities of Japan "against potential adversaries in the region," according to DSCA
