TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. are revising the command-and-control framework governing their defense forces to better coordinate in regional operations.
American forces aim to work more closely with SDF to coordinate operations

The U.S. and Japan have ramped up joint naval exercises amid stepped-up Chinese maritime activity. (Japan Ministry of Defense)
TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. are revising the command-and-control framework governing their defense forces to better coordinate in regional operations.