TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will meet with his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth on Wednesday morning in Tokyo, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Monday.
The meeting between the defense chiefs of the two allies would be the first under Prime Minister Sanae Takachi, who took office about a week ago. It will take place a day after expected talks between Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump, who is set to head to Japan on Monday.
Koizumi is expected to convey to the U.S. defense secretary Japan’s plans to revise three key defense and security policy documents and increase defense…more
Source mainichi.jp
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