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Japan, UK to sign reciprocal access agreement for military officers -Yomiuri

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Reconstruction Minister Kenya Akiba speaks to media as he announces his resignation at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Japan December 27, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will sign a reciprocal access agreement for military officers with British counterpart Rishi Sunak next week, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday.

The agreement, which relaxes immigration controls for military officers, aims to strengthen security ties between the two countries to counter rising threats from Russia and China, Yomiuri said, citing multiple unnamed government sources.

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