defense cooperation

Japan, U.S. agree to look at revising defense pact
Japan's Ground Self Defense Force members take part in an amphibious assault exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps on Guam in September, 2012. (The Asahi Shimbun)
The governments of Japan and the United States have agreed to consider revising their bilateral defense cooperation guidelines, mainly to deal with a resurgent China, and...
South Korean defense minister calls off trip to...
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin (AP Photo)
SEOUL--South Korea’s defense minister on May 17 canceled a trip to Japan and expressed reservations over bilateral military cooperation, days after Prime Minister Yoshihiko...
FAR EAST FOCUS: Japan, U.S., South Korea build...
Staff members of the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military hold discussions during a Yama Sakura exercise at Camp Itami in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 2. (Yoshihiro Makino)
Japan, the United States and South Korea have been forging closer defense cooperation to counter China’s growing military might and threats from North Korea.
Japan, Vietnam agree on defense cooperation
Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa, right, and his Vietnamese counterpart, Phung Quang Thanh, on Oct. 24 (The Asahi Shimbun)
Japan and Vietnam have agreed to reinforce their defense cooperation in light of China's increasing influence in the South China Sea, where Hanoi is locked in a territorial...
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