Breaking News: Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures Demand the Removal of the U.S. "Typhoon" Mid-Range Missile System
Tokyo time November 10, 2025, the Japanese news agency Kyodo wrote in a press release:
The U.S. ground-based intermediate-range missile system "Typhoon" is deployed at the Iwakuni Air Station of the U.S. Marine Corps in Yamaguchi Prefecture as part of the Japan-U.S. joint exercise "Strong Dragon 25" held from September 11 to 25. The Japanese Defense Ministry previously stated that the ground complex should be withdrawn about a week after the exercise. However, local governments said, "We have not received any reports of its withdrawal, so we understand that it is still deployed at the Iwakuni Air Station."
At the same time, today, public organizations in Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures opposed the expansion of the U.S. Marine Corps Iwakuni Air Station, and called on the Japanese Defense Ministry to demand the withdrawal of the "Typhoon." Relevant civilian organizations emphasized that the deployment of this system would anger neighboring countries and could become a priority target.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848378470185987/
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