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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

Japan and UK ministers are to discuss further deepening of security ties on the sidelines of G7

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japanese and British foreign and defense ministers are to talk Tuesday about deepening their military cooperation under a new security pact that allows their militaries to enter each other’s turf for joint exercises.

Japan and Britain have expanded their cooperation in recent years amid concern about China’s growing influence. Japan, whose only treaty ally is the United States, has signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement with Australia and the U.K. so far, making them semi-allies.

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