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President Joe Biden opened the door for Japan to join part of AUKUS, but Tokyo did not commit to entering.

This is the largest industrial contingent outside Japan after the government relaxed post-war arms exports in 2014.

Adm. Samuel Paparo said the US and Japan have modernized their military and industrial base relationships to keep up with the security environment.

Japan is accelerating its deployment of long-range cruise missiles capable of hitting targets in China or North Korea.