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Officials refused to provide the number of missiles that Japan plans to deploy but indicated that production is expected to gradually increase over the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to limited space at home, Japan plans to hold predeployment missile tests at military bases in the United States, ministry officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another contract is for development of submarine-launched long-range anti-ship guided missiles, beginning this year and planned through 2027. Timing for their deployment is still undecided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development plan is based on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2022\/12\/20\/new-japanese-strategy-to-up-defense-spending-counterstrike-purchases\/\" target=\"_blank\">new National Security Strategy<\/a> that Japan announced in December as it seeks to significantly increase its military power to deter potential threats from China, North Korea and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new strategy includes developing a preemptive strike capability, a sharp break from Japan\u2019s postwar commitment to limit its military to self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2022\/12\/01\/japan-seeks-to-increase-defense-spending-to-2-of-gdp\/\" target=\"_blank\">strengthening defense<\/a> in its southwest and recently placed missile units on remote islands as deterrence in case of an emergency involving Taiwan, which China considers a rogue province and has threatened to take back by force. 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