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Japan Today
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Japan Today
Japan, India agree on deeper defense ties, eye new dialogue body
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, left, shakes hand with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani, in New Delhi, India, on Monday. The defense ministers of Japan and India have agreed to deepen cooperation between their forces, including starting discussions toward establishing a senior officer-level dialogue body, as China continues to expand its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh also affirmed that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Indian military will increase their joint exercises, Nakatani told reporters after their talks in New Delhi. The envisaged dialogue body will be in charge of coordinating the overall collaborative work between their forces, according to Japanese government officials. At the outset of the meeting, which was open to the media, Nakatani said stronger ties between the two countries have become "more important" with the situation surrounding them becoming "growingly complicated and uncertain" at a time U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to the Indo-Pacific region remains unclear. Singh told Nakatani that he hopes to continue bilateral defense equipment and technology collaboration with Japan. Japan has been stepping up security ties with India by increasing joint drills in recent years and reinforcing defense capabilities in the space and cyber domains. Japan and India have also been discussing a plan to transfer Unicorn communication antennas similar to those installed on a new Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer. The meeting came after Tokyo approached New Delhi about participating in the Global Combat Air Program, an initiative involving Japan, Britain and Italy to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet by 2035, according to government sources. Japan and India are members of the Quad grouping of Indo-Pacific democracies that also includes the United States and Australia. The framework is widely seen as a counterweight to China. Nakatani is on a four-day trip from Saturday that has also taken him to Sri Lanka. © KYODO
Kyodo News
05-05-2025
- Business
- Kyodo News
Japan, India agree on deeper defense ties, eye new dialogue body
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 20:43 | World, All, Japan The defense ministers of Japan and India agreed Monday to deepen cooperation between their forces, including starting discussions toward establishing a senior officer-level dialogue body, as China continues to expand its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh also affirmed that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Indian military will increase their joint exercises, Nakatani told reporters after their talks in New Delhi. The envisaged dialogue body will be in charge of coordinating the overall collaborative work between their forces, according to Japanese government officials. At the outset of the meeting, which was open to the media, Nakatani said stronger ties between the two countries have become "more important" with the situation surrounding them becoming "growingly complicated and uncertain" at a time U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to the Indo-Pacific region remains unclear. Singh told Nakatani that he hopes to continue bilateral defense equipment and technology collaboration with Japan. Japan has been stepping up security ties with India by increasing joint drills in recent years and reinforcing defense capabilities in the space and cyber domains. Japan and India have also been discussing a plan to transfer Unicorn communication antennas similar to those installed on a new Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer. The meeting came after Tokyo approached New Delhi about participating in the Global Combat Air Program, an initiative involving Japan, Britain and Italy to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet by 2035, according to government sources. Japan and India are members of the Quad grouping of Indo-Pacific democracies that also includes the United States and Australia. The framework is widely seen as a counterweight to China. Nakatani is on a four-day trip from Saturday that has also taken him to Sri Lanka. Related coverage: Military spending in 2024 rises unprecedented 9.4% to $2.72 trillion
Kyodo News
05-05-2025
- Business
- Kyodo News
Japan, India agree on deeper defense ties, eye new dialogue body
KYODO NEWS - 15 minutes ago - 20:43 | World, All, Japan The defense ministers of Japan and India agreed Monday to deepen cooperation between their forces, including starting discussions toward establishing a senior officer-level dialogue body, as China continues to expand its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh also affirmed that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Indian military will increase their joint exercises, Nakatani told reporters after their talks in New Delhi. The envisaged dialogue body will be in charge of coordinating the overall collaborative work between their forces, according to Japanese government officials. At the outset of the meeting, which was open to the media, Nakatani said stronger ties between the two countries have become "more important" with the situation surrounding them becoming "growingly complicated and uncertain" at a time U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to the Indo-Pacific region remains unclear. Singh told Nakatani that he hopes to continue bilateral defense equipment and technology collaboration with Japan. Japan has been stepping up security ties with India by increasing joint drills in recent years and reinforcing defense capabilities in the space and cyber domains. Japan and India have also been discussing a plan to transfer Unicorn communication antennas similar to those installed on a new Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer. The meeting came after Tokyo approached New Delhi about participating in the Global Combat Air Program, an initiative involving Japan, Britain and Italy to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet by 2035, according to government sources. Japan and India are members of the Quad grouping of Indo-Pacific democracies that also includes the United States and Australia. The framework is widely seen as a counterweight to China. Nakatani is on a four-day trip from Saturday that has also taken him to Sri Lanka. Related coverage: Military spending in 2024 rises unprecedented 9.4% to $2.72 trillion
29-04-2025
- Politics
Ishiba, Marcos Agree to Start Intelligence Sharing Talks
News from Japan Politics Apr 29, 2025 20:59 (JST) Manila, April 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday agreed to start discussions to conclude an intelligence sharing agreement. The two leaders, meeting at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, also agreed to launch negotiations to conclude an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement. Japan views its relations with the Philippines as a quasi-alliance and has been enhancing defense cooperation, including by signing an agreement to facilitate visits by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military. Some Japanese officials have expressed hope that an intelligence sharing agreement between Tokyo and Manila will enable the sharing of information on Chinese ships and other vessels captured by the Philippine military. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
Japan Times
22-04-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Japanese and Dutch leaders agree to strengthen cooperation
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Dutch counterpart, Dick Schoof, agreed Monday to strengthen cooperation between their countries amid challenges such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's maritime ambitions. The two leaders also announced an action plan calling for cooperation in a wide range of fields, including diplomacy, security, economy and culture. They met in Tokyo as part of the Ishiba administration's diplomatic events linked to the ongoing 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. "As the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions becomes increasingly inseparable, close cooperation between the two countries is becoming more important than ever," Ishiba said at a joint press conference. The Dutch leader said he hopes to deepen ties with Japan in all fields. The action plan included promoting unit-level exchanges between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Dutch military in order to boost security and defense cooperation. It also called for consultations on cyber and other new technologies and close collaboration to counter foreign information operations. Schoof is the first Dutch prime minister to visit Japan since 2015. Dutch King Willem-Alexander is also scheduled to visit Japan for the country's national day at the expo on May 21.
