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Japan attaches great importance to strengthening cooperation with NATO — Cabinet
Minoru Kihara reiterated that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions is inextricably linked
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The Daily Signal
· Jul 10, 2026
Why Japan and South Korea’s Deepening Defense Ties Are Good News for the US
Two of America’s closest security partners in Asia, Japan and South Korea, have historically struggled to cooperate due to historical animosities. However, at the urging of the U.S., in recent years Tokyo and Seoul have increasingly collaborated with each other and trilaterally with Washington. Last month, that cooperation took another step forward. Japanese Defense Minister...
India News Network
· Jul 5, 2026
India and Japan Strengthen Strategic Partnership in 2026
India and Japan enhance their strategic partnership as Prime Minister Takaichi visits New Delhi, focusing on cooperation in technology and trade.
Nepal News
· Jun 29, 2026
चीनको कालोसूचीमा थप २० जापानी फर्म
बेइजिङ। चीनले सोमबार २० जापानी संस्थालाई कालोसूची (ब्ल्याकलिस्ट) मा थप गरेको छ। यसमा प्रमुख कम्पनीहरू समावेश छन्। वाणिज्य मन्त्रालयले दोहोरो उपयोग सामग्रीको निर्यात रोक्न यो कदम चालेको हो। यो कदमले बेइजिङ र टोकियोबीच महिनौँदेखि चलेको विवादलाई थप उग्र बनाएको छ। “राष्ट्रिय सुरक्षा र हितको रक्षा गर्न तथा अप्रसारजस्ता अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय दायित्व पूरा गर्नका लागि जापानको सैन्य []
The korea Herald News
· Jun 28, 2026
S. Korea, Japan defense chiefs sidestep logistics pact
The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan on Sunday agreed to continue bilateral and trilateral security cooperation with the United States, while avoiding any mention of a politically sensitive military logistics pact that Tokyo has long sought. South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi “reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of permanent peace,” while agreeing to continue bilate
Bloomberg
· Jul 3, 2026
India, Japan Agree to Deepen Economic Ties
India and Japan have agreed to deepen cooperation on energy, technology, and defense during Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first official visit to New Delhi. Former Indian Ambassador to Japan, Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, dicusses the implications of the visit on Bloomberg's Insight with Haslinda Amin. (Source: Bloomberg)
ANTARA News
· Jun 27, 2026
Indonesia's, Pakistan navies seek stronger defense cooperation
Indonesia's Navy and the Pakistan Navy agreed to deepen military cooperation and strengthen bilateral ties during ...
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