A reports reveals that Japan is considering introducing a new long-range cruise missile capability to its existing submarine fleet and future submarines.Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper has cited several unnamed government officials in the report.The indigenous missile would provide the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, or JMSDF, with a new standoff capability to attack both enemy surface combatants and land targets.The new missile is expected to have a range of over 1000 km or around 620 miles and would be fielded from the latter half of this decade.The move is seen as a response to the Chinese military build up as well as is aimed to an extent at North KoreaIn this video Defense Updates analyzes how Japan wants to counter China with long-range cruise missiles like American Tomahawk?