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Moscow sent a protest note on September 3, with China also expressing concern.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Asia-Pacific","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T13:25:12.510Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-18T12:34:41.190Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T13:25:12.510Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":45,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to a named body, but relies on anonymous sourcing in digests.","critic":"Fact kept separate from comment, but lacks quotes from affected parties.","hype":"Language is measured and proportionate, with no sensationalism or urgency."}},"tags":["#Russia","#Japan","#MissileSystems","#AsiaPacific","#USMilitary"],"entities":["Russia","Japan","Maria Zakharova","China","Typhon missile systems","SM-6 missiles","Tomahawk missiles","Kyushu Island"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Russia has formally demanded that Japan remove US-made Typhon missile systems from its territory.","Moscow views the deployment of the Typhon system, capable of launching SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles, as a threat to its security.","Russia sent a protest note to Japan on September 3 regarding the deployment.","China has also expressed concern over the deployment and sent a similar note to Japan."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Russia has demanded that Japan remove US-made Typhon missile systems from its territory. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Moscow views the deployment as a threat to its security. The Typhon system is capable of launching SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Moscow sent a protest note to Japan on September 3 regarding the deployment. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Japan should take the note \"with the utmost seriousness.\" China has also expressed concern over the deployment and sent a similar note to Japan."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on location"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the specific location of the Typhon missile systems in Japan. EADaily, topwar.ru, vz.ru, Interfax.ru, and Apa state the systems were deployed on Kyushu Island. However, fakti.bg and other reports do not specify a location."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre-rated outlets covered this story. 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