Japan plans to buy at least one Global Hawk in FY2015

The government has decided to deploy the Global Hawk, an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, in fiscal 2015 to strengthen patrol and surveillance activities around Japan, government sources said.
The Defense Ministry will include ¥200 million in research and study expenses in its budget request for the next fiscal year, which will stipulate the introduction of the aircraft in fiscal 2015, the sources said.
The ministry is in the process of choosing a site to deploy the spy drone, with particular attention on the U.S. Air Force’s Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture.
The Japan News