TOKYO -- Japan's Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plan to meet in Singapore early June, for the second time since March, to address pressing regional security issues, in particular China-Taiwan tensions, and rising cybersecurity threats.
International relations
Japan and US defense chiefs to meet in Singapore in June
Tokyo and Washington hope their closer ties will give China pause
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Austin visited Japan in March. The Japanese and U.S. governments have been holding a series of summit and ministerial-level discussions every month.
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