Japan studies Israel's air defense success with eye on Indo-Pacific

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Israeli military spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari displays an alleged Iranian ballistic missile retrieved from the Dead Sea at Julis military base in southern Israel on April 16.  © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

WASHINGTON -- Japanese defense officials have told Nikkei Asia that they watched how Israel fended off 99% of incoming Iranian projectiles last weekend and are simulating how it may apply to the Indo-Pacific.

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