TOKYO -- Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that Washington continues to consider the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands as included under their bilateral security treaty, during a telephone conference on Friday.
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The Japan-administered Senkaku Islands, in the East China Sea, are claimed by China as the Diaoyu. © Kyodo
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