WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has pushed back plans to hold crucial defense meetings with Japan that were set to follow April's bilateral summit where the two countries' leaders forged closer security ties, Nikkei Asia has learned, amid continuing tensions in the Middle East.
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U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at a cabinet meeting at the White House in October 2023. Blinken and Austin have been tasked with deepening U.S.-Japan defense relations through the 2+2 meeting. © Reuters
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