In this image released by the US Department of Defense, the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile on April 14, 2018. (PHOTO/ MATTHEW DANIELS / US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE / AFP)

TOKYO - Washington has suggested deploying medium-range missiles in Japan as part of a plan to bolster defenses, the Sankei newspaper reported on Saturday citing unidentified people involved with US-Japan relations.

The deployment to US forces in Japan may include long-range hypersonic weapons and Tomahawks, the newspaper reported, adding without citing sources that Tokyo is poised to start serious discussion toward accepting the deployment.

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Though the location is undecided, the Sankei said Japan was considering the southern island of Kyushu as a possibility. It was not clear from the report whether the Sankei was citing one or multiple sources.