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PM and his advisors dismissive of spy agency intelligence

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed a “new era” of U.S.-Japan strategic cooperation on Wednesday, laying out a series of projects from co-development of missiles to manned moon landings with an eye on aggressive actions by China and Russia. In a joint statement from a…

FLORIDABLANCA, Pampanga — The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Thursday trained side-by-side with the United States Pacific Air Forces (US-PACAF) in basic fighting

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Defense Minister Shin Won-sik met with the outgoing head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific command Thursday and thanked him for his efforts to bolster bilateral security cooperation against North Korean military threats, his office said.

Washington and Tokyo plan to upgrade defense ties to maintain security and peace in the Asia-Pacific region. President Joe Biden and PM Fumio Kishida have said the alliance between the two countries is "unbreakable."

The remarks from Washington’s ambassador to Tokyo came as a senior US admiral said that China’s actions in the South China Sea were an example of it trying to gain territorial space through force.

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON--The U.S. Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent boardings of Chinese fishing boats in the Pacific Islands alongside local police are illegal, saying the joint patrols are at the behest of Pacific nations to protect coastal fisheries.

Canberra insists the Aukus submarines are being acquired to strengthen Australia’s defence, and maintain that the nation will have sovereignty over the vessels.

Current industrial and policy evolutions in Japan are at a crucial but wavering intersection for Tokyo’s role as a guarantor of stability in the region at large.