TOKYO -- The U.S., Japan and South Korea are planning to hold a meeting of defense chiefs in Singapore in June to discuss North Korea and other pressing security issues, Nikkei has learned, restarting in-person talks after nearly two and a half years.
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup are slated to meet on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, which will run from June 10 to June 12.
