U.S., Japan to update command structure for smoother teamwork

American forces aim to work more closely with SDF to coordinate operations

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The U.S. and Japan have ramped up joint naval exercises amid stepped-up Chinese maritime activity. (Japan Ministry of Defense)

SHINNOSUKE NAGATOMI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. are revising the command-and-control framework governing their defense forces to better coordinate in regional operations.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden will agree to the changes when they meet in Washington for a summit next Wednesday.

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